WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -As logographic writing systems use a single symbol for an entire word, a syllabary is a set of written symbols that represent (or approximate) syllables, which make up words. A symbol in a syllabary typically represents a consonant sound followed by a vowel sound, or just a vowel alone.

Detailed explanation-2: -Syllabaries provide a distinctive symbol for each distinct syllable. A syllable is a unit of speech composed of a vowel sound or a combination of consonant and vowel sounds; the sounds pa, pe, pi, po, pu are different syllables and are easily distinguished in a word.

Detailed explanation-3: -The major writing systems – methods of inscription – broadly fall into four categories: logographic, syllabic, alphabetic, and featural.