WORLD HISTORY

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ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A system that of writing that uses symbols to stand for individual sounds is called an
A
alphabet
B
character
C
codex
D
hieroglyph
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A syllabary is a phonetic writing system consisting of symbols representing syllables.

Detailed explanation-2: -Definitions of alphabetic writing. a writing system based on alphabetic characters. synonyms: alphabetic script. type of: orthography, writing system. a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols.

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

Detailed explanation-4: -Pictograms and ideograms are not complete writing systems for any (sound-based) language. Phonogram is a symbol based on sound rather than meaning. Phonographic systems include: alphabets and syllabary. 15-Jul-2019

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