Script (Writing) a collection of symbols used to transcribe human speech into writing
Script is a term in Grammatology that commonly means "a collection of symbols used to transcribe human speech into writing." This term belongs mainly to the broader category called Writing.
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"Script"
a maximal collection of characters used for writing languages or for transcribing linguistic data that share common characteristics of appearance, share a common set of typical behaviours, have a common history of development, and that would be identified as being related by some community of users. Examples: Roman (or Latin) script, Arabic script, Cyrillic script, Thai script, Devanagari script, Chinese script, etc.
SIL International Contributors, "ScriptSource: Script," accessed September 11, 2023, https://www.scriptsource.org/cms/scripts/page.php?item_id=glossary#script. [Visit]
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Citation
PsychLing Contributors. "Script." PsychLing, OMNIKA Foundation, 6 Sep. 2023, psylng.org/glossary/term/script. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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