Orthography (field) the study of writing conventions for a given language

Orthography is a sub-field of study within Grammatology that concerns the study of writing conventions for a given language. It belongs to the broader branch of science called Integrated Science. This term belongs mainly to the broader category called Writing.

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Fields derived from Orthography

  • Applied Lexicography (interdisciplinary sub-field) the practice of creating dictionaries
  • Epigraphy (interdisciplinary sub-field) the study and interpretation of ancient inscriptions
  • Etymology (interdisciplinary sub-field) the study of word origins
  • Lexicography (interdisciplinary field) the study of vocabulary in a given language
  • Palaeography (interdisciplinary sub-field) the study of past writing systems and the dating of historical manuscripts

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MLA 8

PsychLing Contributors. "Orthography." PsychLing, OMNIKA Foundation, 10 Sep. 2023, psylng.org/glossary/field/orthography. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

APA 6

PsychLing (2023, September 10). Orthography. Retrieved from https://psylng.org/glossary/field/orthography

CMS 16

PsychLing Contributors. "Orthography." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created September 10, 2023. Modified September 15, 2023. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://psylng.org/glossary/field/orthography.

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DLP

Crystal, David, ed. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6ed. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing, 2011.

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Internet Archive Contributors. "Wayback Machine." San Francisco, CA: Internet Archive. Created October 24, 2001. Accessed July 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org. [Visit]

OMNIKA

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "OMNIKA: Digital Mythology Library." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created January 21, 2019. Accessed July 28, 2023. https://omnika.org. [Visit]

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