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writing system

vr.tr.writing-system · thing-q8192

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

Thing Registry Information and virtual systems INF.MED
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Script Which system.

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.

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.

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.

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

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Information and virtual systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
INF
Domain
INF.MED
Other names and narrower kinds
official script, shorthand, shorthand typing, brevigraphy, Intersteno, abbreviated Chinese character, Tamil Shorthand, Speedwriting, Dacomb shorthand, stenotypy, Pitman shorthand, Taquideografia

What it is Filled

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.

Why it exists Filled

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

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Represents language visually
  • Several structural types
  • Scripts serve many languages
  • Encoded in Unicode

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Present one script as more advanced or civilised than another.
  • Misrepresent or garble scripts of minority or endangered languages.
  • Replace a community's script with another in content meant for them without their choice.

Only with a human decision

  • Choosing the script for official or educational materials for a community.

May

  • Describe writing systems, their history and how they work.
  • Transliterate text between scripts using a named standard.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Scripts carry identity; suppressing a script has been used to suppress peoples.
  • Poor support for a script excludes its users from digital life.

Who is affected

  • Language communities
  • Speakers of minority languages
  • Learners

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns a script; communities and language bodies keep its conventions.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q2001982 - registry parent class
  • Q386724 - registry parent class

related

  • notation - category
  • language - content
  • Unicode - standard
  • Chinese characters and Latin script - examples

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.writing-system
  • Wikidata: Q8192 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8192)
  • ISO 15924: script codes such as Latn, Cyrl, Hani scripts

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane INF: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Types: alphabet, abjad, abugida, syllabary, logography
  • Script names such as Latin or Devanagari
  • Shorthand systems for fast writing
  • Letters, characters and signs written or printed.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • identify the script and type
  • check Unicode support
  • transliterate between scripts
  • learn to read and write a script

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Missing font or encoding support
  • Wrong transliteration standard
  • Confusing language and script

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • ISO 15924
  • Unicode Standard
  • Official script laws in some countries

Context of use required Filled

  • Recording and transmitting language in visible form.
  • alphabets
  • abjads
  • abugidas
  • syllabaries
  • logographic systems
  • shorthand

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q8192: writing system - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Writing system - general description of the item

Open questions

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

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q8192/spec.json