Vocabulary:
lcsh
Type:
Topic
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Here are entered works on written language as a form of communication or discourse.
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Works on the process or result of recording language in the form of conventionalized visible marks or graphic signs on a surface
are entered under the heading Writing. Works on the writing of a particular language are entered under the name of the language
with subdivisions Alphabet and Writing, e.g. Greek language--Alphabet; Egyptian language--Writing. Works on systems of writing
used by several peoples are entered under Writing, followed by the name of the system, e.g. Writing, Arabic.
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General and comparative works on the Semitic alphabet and its ancient and modern derivatives, or with similar series of characters
employed to represent the sounds of a language, are entered under Alphabet.
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Works on variations in the style of writing in the past, and especially with ancient and medieval handwriting, are entered
under Paleography.
Note:
Notes under Alphabet; Paleography; Writing
