orthography; spelling rules
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orthography; rules for writing or spelling words
technicalA technical term in linguistics referring to the standardized conventions for writing words, including rules for word division, hyphenation, and capitalization. Distinct from 正字法 (character-level orthography).
Hàn汉
yǔ语
zhèng正
cí词
fǎ法
guī规
dìng定
le了
rú如
hé何
fēn分
cí词
shū书
xiě写
。
Chinese orthography specifies how to write words with proper segmentation.
Zhè这
běn本
zhù著
zuò作
zhuān专
mén门
yán研
jiū究
Yīng英
yǔ语
zhèng正
cí词
fǎ法
de的
lì历
shǐ史
yǎn演
biàn变
。
This monograph specifically studies the historical evolution of English orthography.
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Zhèng正
cí词
fǎ法
guī规
zé则
duì对
yú于
xué学
xí习
wài外
yǔ语
de的
rén人
lái来
shuō说
fēi非
cháng常
zhòng重
yào要
。
Orthographic rules are extremely important for people learning foreign languages.