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writing system

vr.tr.writing-system · INF.MED

Let an agent handle writing systems by type, script, languages, encoding and learning.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle writing systems by type, script, languages, encoding and learning.

A set of written symbols and conventions used to represent a language, such as alphabets, abjads, abugidas, syllabaries and logographic systems, and specialised systems such as shorthand.

What it is for: Recording and transmitting language in visible form.

It can be identify the script and type; check Unicode support; transliterate between scripts; learn to read and write a script.

Distinguishing features

Represents language visually

Several structural types

Scripts serve many languages

Encoded in Unicode

What it looks like

Letters, characters and signs written or printed.

How it is recognised

Types: alphabet, abjad, abugida, syllabary, logography

Script names such as Latin or Devanagari

Shorthand systems for fast writing

Related models

is a kind of - category

notation

represents - content

language

is encoded by - standard

Unicode

includes - examples

Chinese characters and Latin script

In practice

Families and kinds

alphabets

abjads

abugidas

syllabaries

logographic systems

shorthand

Identifiers

ISO 15924 script codes such as Latn, Cyrl, Hani scripts

Standards and regulation

ISO 15924

Unicode Standard

Official script laws in some countries

Failure modes and hazards

Missing font or encoding support

Wrong transliteration standard

Confusing language and script

Also called

official scriptshorthandshorthand typingbrevigraphyInterstenoabbreviated Chinese characterTamil ShorthandSpeedwritingDacomb shorthandstenotypyPitman shorthandTaquideografiapercussion notationphonemic writing systemuncoded scriptundetermined scriptinherited scriptphonetic transcriptiondisplay scriptdigraphiaundeciphered writing systemMeroitic scriptAncient scriptsmodern Georgian scriptfeatural writing systemconstructed writing systemsyllabic writing systemsign language writing systemscript familyHmu writting systemsHellenic scriptsToki Pona writing systemtactile writing systemKashmiri scriptnumeric writing systemKurdish alphabetswriting systems of Formosan languagesSomali alphabetsMahl writing systemssyllabary

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Script Which system.

Type and script.

Type

Structure.

Type

System type.

  1. What type of writing system is it? definition
  2. Which script name and code apply? provenance

Languages

Used for.

Languages

Languages.

  1. Which languages use this script? provenance
  2. Is it official anywhere? provenance
Technology Encoding.

Digital support matters.

Unicode

Support.

Unicode

Unicode support.

  1. Is the script fully encoded in Unicode? provenance
  2. Are fonts and keyboards available? boundary

Rendering

Display.

Rendering

Rendering.

  1. Does it need complex shaping or right-to-left layout? definition
  2. Is it displayed correctly? boundary
Conversion Transliteration.

Standards differ.

Transliteration

Standards.

Transliteration

Transliteration.

  1. Which transliteration standard applies? provenance
  2. Is it reversible? definition

Names

Proper names.

Names

Names.

  1. How should names be rendered in another script? action
  2. Is there an official form? provenance
Learning Literacy.

Scripts must be learned.

Literacy

Learning to read.

Literacy

Literacy.

  1. How is the script usually taught? definition
  2. Which resources help? provenance

History

Origins.

History

History.

  1. How did the script develop, according to scholars? provenance
  2. Which older scripts is it related to? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each script be a separate entry?
  • How should ISO 15924 codes be linked?
  • How should shorthand be linked?
Draft as JSON