Graphemics and Orthography
Graphemics and Orthography
Graphemics and Orthography Links
- Orthography Examples Samples of non-Latin writing systems, including Cyrillic, Aramaic, a syllabary, and a phonetic system.
- Introduction to Linguistics: Writing Systems Resources Links to information about graphemics.
- Ancient Mesoamerican Writing Mesoamerican culture as expressed in Precolumbian writing systems, inscriptions and codices, with links to related sites.
- The Numbers in Various Writing Systems Numbers 1-10, in syllabaries, consonantal scripts, and sign.
- What's the Difference between Speech and Writing? A linguistic comparison of spoken and written language.
- Omniglot Guide to all major alphabets, syllabaries and other writing systems. Also includes information on languages and links to other online language resources.
- Indian Alphabet Comparison A comparison of written Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali and Gujarati by Eden Golshani.
- Eskaya Script Describes the Eskaya people of Bohol, and their writing, numerical, and calendar system, as well as links to information about other Philippine scripts.
- Writing in Inuktitut Includes an interactive Inuit script generator.
- Ancient Scripts of the World Lawrence Lo describes the origins, types and families of writing systems. Sections on phonetics, historical linguistics. Bibliography and links.
- Shavian Alphabet An alternative alphabet delevopled for English by George Bernard Shaw. This site introduces Shavian script, and offers fonts and applications for the scholar.
- The Alphabets of Ancient Italy Etruscan, Umbrian, Oscan, and Volscian.
- African Writing Systems An examination of the writing systems of Africa, including Amharic (Ethiopian).
- Blissymbolics Resources Integrated Pictographic Language System for international communication, currently used by people with language-related disabilities.
- A Study of Chinese Writing Systems Academic paper which examines Chinese orthography .
- Impact of the Dravidian Culture on the Writing Systems in India. A paper which examines the development of scripts in India.
- Evolution of Alphabets Site details the evolution of many of the world's major alphabets.
- Non-Roman Writing Systems and the Internet. Links of use to students of non-Latin languages and graphemics.
- Creative Ideas: Evolutions in the English Lexicon The combination of the symbology of the English language with that of mathematics to create new meanings.
- A Philippine Leaf A description of literacy and writing systems in Pre-Hispanic Philippines.
- Truetype fonts by Curtis Clark Downloadable Truetype fonts of ancient alphabets.
- Symbols Encyclopedia of western signs and ideograms. More than 2,500 signs, from ideograms to graffiti, arranged into groups according to their graphic characteristics. Their histories, uses, and meanings.
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