orthography
part of speech
noun (orthography; orthographies)
meaning for a pupil
1) Orthography is the system of spelling and writing a language: which letters stand for which sounds, and rules for capital letters, hyphens and punctuation. tree →
2) Orthography is correct spelling. tree →
sense in the lessons
In English and language lessons, English orthography is famous for being tricky: «though, through, tough, cough» are spelled alike but sound different. Other languages, like Finnish, Spanish or Ukrainian, have more regular orthographies. UK and US orthography differ («colour/color»). Phrases: «English orthography», «spelling and orthography».
examples
- English orthography has many silent letters, like the «k» in «knee». tree →
- Spanish orthography is more regular than English. tree →
- The orthography of Ukrainian uses the Cyrillic alphabet. tree →
- Noah Webster changed American orthography, writing «color» instead of «colour». tree →
- Learning orthography means learning the spelling rules. tree →
- Old books show a different orthography, like «olde shoppe». tree →
note
Uncountable in general use; «orthographies» for different systems. Adjective «orthographic». From Greek «ortho» (correct) + «graph» (writing). Not the same as «orthodontist» (a teeth-straightening dentist).
Trees and pragmatics
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