Alphabet
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
Alphabet
- Here are entered general and comparative works dealing with the Semitic alphabet and its ancient and modern derivatives, or with similar series of characters employed to represent the sounds of a language.
- Works on variations in the style of writing in the past, and especially with ancient and medieval handwriting, are entered under [Paleography.]
- Works on written languages as a form of communication or discourse are entered under [Written communication.]
- Works on the process or result of recording language in the form of conventionalized visible marks or graphic signs on a surface are entered under [Writing.] Works on the writing of a particular language are entered under the name of the language with subdivisions [Alphabet] and [Writing,] e.g. [Greek language--Alphabet; Egyptian language--Writing.] Works on systems of writing used by several peoples are entered under [Writing,] followed by the name of the system, e.g. [Writing, Arabic.]
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85003819
- info:lc/authorities/sh85003819
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85003819#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Letters of the alphabet
- Latin alphabet
- Roman alphabet
Broader Terms
Narrower Terms
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Sources
- found: Wikipedia, Sept. 25, 2009: entry for Latin alphabet (also called for Roman alphabet) entry for Roman alphabet (also called the Latin alphabet)
General Notes
- Here are entered general and comparative works dealing with the Semitic alphabet and its ancient and modern derivatives, or with similar series of characters employed to represent the sounds of a language.
- Works on variations in the style of writing in the past, and especially with ancient and medieval handwriting, are entered under [Paleography.]
- Works on written languages as a form of communication or discourse are entered under [Written communication.]
- Works on the process or result of recording language in the form of conventionalized visible marks or graphic signs on a surface are entered under [Writing.] Works on the writing of a particular language are entered under the name of the language with subdivisions [Alphabet] and [Writing,] e.g. [Greek language--Alphabet; Egyptian language--Writing.] Works on systems of writing used by several peoples are entered under [Writing,] followed by the name of the system, e.g. [Writing, Arabic.]
Example Notes
- Notes under [Paleography; Writing; Written communication]
Change Notes
- 2000-09-05: new
- 2009-12-07: revised
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