Written Language
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A Written Language is a natural language that has a writing system.
- Example(s):
- a Mandarin Language.
- an English Language.
- …
- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Extinct Language, Oral Language, Sign Language.
References
2016
- (Wikipedia, 2016) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/written_language Retrieved:2016-5-12.
- A written language is the representation of a spoken or gestural language by means of a writing system. Written language is an invention in that it must be taught to children; children will pick up spoken language (oral or sign) by exposure without being specifically taught.
A written language exists only as a complement to a specific spoken language, and no natural language is purely written. However, extinct languages may be in effect purely written when only their writings survive.
- A written language is the representation of a spoken or gestural language by means of a writing system. Written language is an invention in that it must be taught to children; children will pick up spoken language (oral or sign) by exposure without being specifically taught.