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orthography

Summary

orthography is a branch of science[1]. orthography draws 433 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_science category, ranking #25 of 193).[2]

Key Facts

  • orthography's instance of is recorded as branch of science[3].
  • orthography is a type of linguistic norm[4].
  • orthography is a type of policy[5].
  • orthography is a type of linguistics[6].
  • orthography is part of grammar[7].
  • orthography is used for orthographic dictionary[8].
  • orthography's said to be the same as is recorded as language in script[9].
  • orthography's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Orthography[10].
  • orthography's facet of is recorded as linguistics[11].
  • orthography's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[12].
  • orthography's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Linguistics[13].
  • orthography's described by source is recorded as Encyklopedia językoznawstwa ogólnego[14].
  • orthography's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • orthography's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16].
  • orthography's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
  • orthography's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18].
  • orthography's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[19].
  • orthography's topic has template is recorded as Template:Copy edit[20].
  • orthography's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/tags/orthography[21].
  • orthography's practiced by is recorded as orthographist[22].
  • orthography's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23].

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Definition and Type

orthography's instance of is recorded as branch of science[3]. Recorded subclass of include linguistic norm[4], policy[5], and linguistics[6].

Use and Application

orthography is used for orthographic dictionary[8]. orthography is part of grammar[7].

Why It Matters

orthography draws 433 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_science category, ranking #25 of 193).[2] orthography has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] orthography is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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