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David Crystal

Meaning of "orthography" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ORTHOGRAPHY

orthography  [ɔːˈθɒɡrəfɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ORTHOGRAPHY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Orthography is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ORTHOGRAPHY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Orthography

An orthography is the methodology of writing a language. It includes rules of spelling, hyphenation, capitalization, word breaks, emphasis, and punctuation. Most significant languages in the modern era are written down, and for most such languages a standard orthography has developed, often based on a standard variety of the language, and thus exhibiting less dialect variation than the spoken language. Sometimes there may be variation in a language's orthography, as between American and British spelling in the case of English. If a language uses multiple writing systems, it may have distinct orthographies, as is the case with Kurdish, Uyghur, Serbian, Inuktitut, Turkish and Uzbek. In some cases orthography is regulated by bodies such as language academies, although for many languages there are no such authorities, and orthography develops through less formal processes. Orthography is distinct from typography, which is concerned with principles of typesetting.

Definition of orthography in the English dictionary

The first definition of orthography in the dictionary is a writing system. Other definition of orthography is spelling considered to be correct. Orthography is also the principles underlying spelling.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ORTHOGRAPHY


autobiography
ˌɔːtəʊbaɪˈɒɡrəfɪ
bibliography
ˌbɪblɪˈɒɡrəfɪ
biography
baɪˈɒɡrəfɪ
choreography
ˌkɒrɪˈɒɡrəfɪ
chromatography
ˌkrəʊməˈtɒɡrəfɪ
chromolithography
ˌkrəʊməʊlɪˈθɒɡrəfɪ
discography
dɪsˈkɒɡrəfɪ
filmography
fɪlˈmɒɡrəfɪ
geography
dʒɪˈɒɡrəfɪ
lithography
lɪˈθɒɡrəfɪ
mythography
mɪˈθɒɡrəfɪ
opisthography
ˌɒpɪsˈθɒɡrəfɪ
pathography
pəˈθɒɡrəfɪ
photography
fəˈtɒɡrəfɪ
photolithography
ˌfəʊtəʊlɪˈθɒɡrəfɪ
pornography
pɔːˈnɒɡrəfɪ
tomography
təˈmɒɡrəfɪ
topography
təˈpɒɡrəfɪ
typography
taɪˈpɒɡrəfɪ
videography
ˌvɪdɪˈɒɡrəfɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ORTHOGRAPHY

orthognathism
orthognathous
orthognathy
orthogonal
orthogonal matrix
orthogonal projection
orthogonalise
orthogonality
orthogonalize
orthogonally
orthograde
orthograph
orthographer
orthographic
orthographic projection
orthographical
orthographically
orthographies
orthographist
orthohydrogen

WORDS THAT END LIKE ORTHOGRAPHY

angiography
calligraphy
cartography
computed tomography
computerized tomography
cryptography
crystallography
demography
echocardiography
epigraphy
ethnography
gas chromatography
historiography
holography
iconography
mammography
oceanography
portrait photography
radiography
time-lapse photography
ultrasonography

Synonyms and antonyms of orthography in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «orthography» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ORTHOGRAPHY

Find out the translation of orthography to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of orthography from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «orthography» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

正字
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ortografía
570 millions of speakers

English

orthography
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हिज्जे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قواعد الاملاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

орфография
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ortografia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বানান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

orthographe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ortografi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rechtschreibung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

正書法
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

맞춤법
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Orthography
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phép chánh tả
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒலிப்பமைப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शुद्धलेखन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yazım
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ortografia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ortografia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

орфографія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ortografie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ορθογραφία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ortografie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ortografi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ortografi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of orthography

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ORTHOGRAPHY»

The term «orthography» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.880 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ORTHOGRAPHY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «orthography» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «orthography» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about orthography

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QUOTES WITH «ORTHOGRAPHY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word orthography.
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David Crystal
The story of English spelling is the story of thousands of people - some well-known, most totally unknown - who left a permanent linguistic fingerprint on our orthography.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ORTHOGRAPHY»

Discover the use of orthography in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to orthography and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Orthography as Social Action: Scripts, Spelling, Identity ...
This edited volume brings together leading authors in the field of sociolinguistics who explore the sociolinguistic implications of spelling, punctuation and other graphic aspects of writing.
Alexandra Jaffe, Jannis Androutsopoulos, Mark Sebba, 2012
2
Developmental Orthography
In this collection of essays and experiments we are presented with the rich finds of a decade of programmatic research. The context is set with an exposition of current cognitive models of reading and spelling.
Philip Luelsdorff, 1991
3
Orthography, Phonology, Morphology and Meaning
This volume is particularly concerned with the putative relationship between language and reading. It explores the ways by which orthography, phonology, morphology and meaning are interrelated in the reading process.
R. Frost, Marian Katz, 1992
4
Linguistic Authority, Language Ideology, and Metaphor: The ...
Review text: "[...] this is a most valuable case study."Andrew M. Drozd in: Slavic and East European Journal 3/2008.
Neil Bermel, 2007
5
Literacy Acquisition: The Role of Phonology, Morphology and ...
It explains the orthography of Greek, Japanese, and Brahmi writing systems. It is shown that children should have some knowledge of the orthographic principles in order to become good sight word readers.
R. Malatesha Joshi, Che Kan Leong, Bożydar L. J. Kaczmarek, 2003
6
Improved Latin Orthography: Phædrus; Or, Phaidros' Fables, ...
Phædrus; Or, Phaidros' Fables, in Latin, Adapted to the Use of Learners and Others, ... Formed on the Greek Model, ... Being Volume the First of the Latin Authors; ... By S. B. A.B. Phaedrus ...
Phaedrus, 1784
7
From Orthography to Pedagogy: Essays in Honor of Richard L. ...
This book catalogs findings related to speech and language development, reading and spelling's role in infant speech development, and the present and future advances in the study and theory of speech and cognitive development.
Thomas R. Trabasso, John P. Sabatini, Dominic W. Massaro, 2014
8
New Trends in Graphemics and Orthography
Gerhard Augst. and the same character set. Again, writing systems may be classified according to different criteria. Among writing systems employing alphabetic scripts,an important distinction is between the consonant-based alphabet ...
Gerhard Augst, 1986
9
Spelling and Society: The Culture and Politics of ...
This 2007 book will be welcomed by students and researchers in English language, orthography and sociolinguistics, and by anyone interested in the importance of spelling in contemporary society.
Mark Sebba, 2007
10
1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
B. A. Hathaway, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ORTHOGRAPHY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term orthography is used in the context of the following news items.
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Communication is changing, so does spelling matter?
It is, says Prof Horobin, a golden rule of orthography: before criticising someone else's spelling, make sure your own is up to scratch. «The National, Jul 15»
2
Books full of facts
One is that Newfoundland orthography and pronunciation would resemble those of the English West Country — Devon, Somerset, and Dorset ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
I read and write in English, but I still dream in Amharic
English is technically a "World Creole", regrettably with a sloppy orthography which does not support correct pronunciation. Its strength is based ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Meddling with the Maltese language
Although until the 1930s Maltese had no standard orthography and barely any literature, it emerged from the spoils of the political so-called ... «Times of Malta, Jul 15»
5
Fearing language change
When the Council for the Maltese Language was set up in 2005, the orthography became its responsibility. The current council is made up of ... «MaltaToday, Jul 15»
6
Restaurant review: Eight Point Two, Birkenhead
Odd orthography aside, Eight . Two has long been regarded as one of the only two excellent restaurants on the Shore. I stopped going to the ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
7
Maltese language: what future?
For such a small people with a syncretic vernacular language which did not have a standard orthography before the 1930s, the preservation of ... «Times of Malta, Jul 15»
8
Rules of the game, a Throwback Thursday feature
English orthography is a swamp of maddening conventions. And they, too, are subject to change; we no longer write to-day and to-morrow. «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
9
Scientists catch a previously unknown neural culprit involved in …
It is built around three primary cognitive units that encode different types of information: semantics, orthography and phonology. Neuroscientists ... «Medical Xpress, Jul 15»
10
Updated - Olandiż or Netherlandiż: consultation on good use of …
It is currently tasked with promoting the Maltese language and updating the orthography of the language from time to time. Addressing a press ... «Malta Independent Online, Jul 15»

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