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  2. Cassidy/JLU orthography - Wikipedia

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    The Cassidy/JLU orthography is a phonemic system for writing Jamaican Patois originally developed by the linguist Frederic Cassidy. [1] It is used as the writing system for the Jamaican Wikipedia, known in Patois, and written using the Cassidy/JLU system, as the Jumiekan Patwa Wikipidia.

  3. Right-to-left script - Wikipedia

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    Books designed for predominantly vertical TBRL text open in the same direction as those for RTL horizontal text: the spine is on the right and pages are numbered from right to left. These scripts can be contrasted with many common modern left-to-right writing systems, where writing starts from the left of the page and continues to the right.

  4. List of writing systems - Wikipedia

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    Writing systems are used to record human language, and may be classified according to certain common features.. The usual name of the script is given first; the name of the languages in which the script is written follows (in brackets), particularly in the case where the language name differs from the script name.

  5. Category:Writing systems - Wikipedia

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    A writing system is a type of symbolic system used to represent elements or statements expressible in language The main article for this category is Writing system . See also: List of writing systems

  6. Writing - Wikipedia

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    A writing system uses a set of symbols and rules to encode aspects of spoken language, such as its lexicon and syntax. However, written language may take on characteristics distinct from those of any spoken language. [1] Writing is a cognitive and social activity involving neuropsychological and physical processes.

  7. Tieback - Wikipedia

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    Tieback may refer to: Tieback (geotechnical) , a method of supporting retaining walls Tieback (subsea) , a connection between a new oil and gas discovery and an existing production facility, such as the Brae oilfield

  8. Portal:Writing - Wikipedia

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    A writing system uses a set of symbols and rules to encode aspects of spoken language, such as its lexicon and syntax. However, written language may take on characteristics distinct from those of any spoken language. Writing is a cognitive and social activity involving neuropsychological and physical processes.

  9. Digraphia - Wikipedia

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    A digraphic Latin/Cyrillic street sign in Gaboš, Croatia. In sociolinguistics, digraphia refers to the use of more than one writing system for the same language. [1] Synchronic digraphia is the coexistence of two or more writing systems for the same language, while diachronic digraphia or sequential digraphia is the replacement of one writing system by another for a particular language.