written language

Summary

written language is a type of language^[1]. It draws 840 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_language category, ranking #24 of 78).^[2]

Key Facts

• written language's instance of is recorded as type of language^[3].
• written language is a type of language^[4].
• written language is a type of language variety^[5].
• written language is used for written communication^[6].
• written language is used for literature^[7].
• written language's said to be the same as is recorded as written language^[8].
• written language is the opposite of spoken language^[9].
• written language's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Written language^[10].
• written language's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[11].
• written language's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/tags/written-language^[12].
• written language's different from is recorded as literary language^[13].
• written language's different from is recorded as standard language^[14].
• written language's different from is recorded as sign language^[15].
• written language's exact match is recorded as http://purl.org/linguistics/gold/WrittenLanguage^[16].

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Definition and Type

written language's instance of is recorded as type of language^[3]. Recorded subclass of include language^[4] and language variety^[5]. It is the opposite of spoken language^[9].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include written communication^[6] and literature^[7].

Why It Matters

written language draws 840 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_language category, ranking #24 of 78).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]