orthography; spelling rules; writing system
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orthography; rules for writing or spelling characters/words
technicalLinguistics term referring to the standardized system of writing in a language, including spelling, punctuation, and character forms.
Hàn汉
yǔ语
de的
zhèng正
zì字
fǎ法
bāo包
kuò括
guī规
fàn范
zì字
xíng形
de的
shū书
xiě写
guī规
zé则
。
The orthography of Chinese includes rules for writing standardized character forms.
Yīng英
yǔ语
zhèng正
zì字
fǎ法
de的
lì历
shǐ史
yǎn演
biàn变
fēi非
cháng常
fù复
zá杂
。
The historical evolution of English orthography is very complex.
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Zhèng正
zì字
fǎ法
gǎi改
gé革
zài在
Tǔ土
ěr耳
qí其
qǔ取
dé得
le了
chéng成
gōng功
。
Orthographic reform succeeded in Turkey.
Xué学
xí习
rèn任
hé何
yǔ语
yán言
dōu都
xū需
yào要
zhǎng掌
wò握
qí其
zhèng正
zì字
fǎ法
。
Learning any language requires mastering its orthography.