Grammatology (field) the scientific study of writing
Grammatology is a field of study within Integrated Science that concerns the scientific study of writing. This term belongs mainly to the broader category called Writing.
Fields derived from Grammatology
- Epigraphy (interdisciplinary sub-field) the study and interpretation of ancient inscriptions
- Palaeography (interdisciplinary sub-field) the study of past writing systems and the dating of historical manuscripts
Terms related to Grammatology
- Abjad "a writing system where vowels are omitted"
- Abugida "a writing system type that is based primarily on consonants but requires vowels"
- Alphabet "a writing system type where symbols represent individual sounds"
- Current "a writing system still in use today"
- Featural "a writing system type where symbols may represent features of sounds instead of sounds"
- Historical "a writing system that no longer has users"
- Logo-syllabary "a writing system type where each symbol represents words or sounds"
- Script "a collection of symbols used to transcribe human speech into writing"
- Script Family "a collection of scripts grouped according to one or more factors"
- ScriptSource Script Families "the regional classifications of writing systems according to the ScriptSource website"
- ScriptSource Script Status Types "the classifications of writing system status types according to the ScriptSource website"
- ScriptSource Script Types "the classifications of writing system types according to the ScriptSource website"
- Transcription "the process of converting speech into written-form"
- Transliteration "the process of converting written language from one script into another"
Citation
PsychLing Contributors. "Grammatology." PsychLing, OMNIKA Foundation, 30 Aug. 2023, psylng.org/glossary/field/grammatology. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
PsychLing (2023, August 30). Grammatology. Retrieved from https://psylng.org/glossary/field/grammatology
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