Written communication
Scope Notes
General and comparative works on the Semitic alphabet and its ancient and modern derivatives, or with similar series of characters employed to represent the sounds of a language, are entered under [Alphabet.]
Here are entered works on written language as a form of communication or discourse.
Works on the process or result of recording language in the form of conventionalized visible marks or graphic signs on a surface are entered under the heading [Writing.] Works on the writing of a particular language are entered under the name of the language with subdivisions [Alphabet] and [Writing,] e.g. [Greek language--Alphabet; Egyptian language--Writing.] Works on systems of writing used by several peoples are entered under [Writing,] followed by the name of the system, e.g. [Writing, Arabic.]
Works on variations in the style of writing in the past, and especially with ancient and medieval handwriting, are entered under [Paleography.]
Used for
- Written discourse
- Written language
Examples
Notes under [Alphabet; Paleography; Writing]