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Latin Script

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The Latin script is an alphabetic writing system derived from the ancient Roman alphabet and used to represent numerous languages through a set of letters whose forms and functions vary across writing conventions [1][2]. Its basic inventory consists of letters representing consonants and vowels, while individual languages may extend or modify the system through diacritics, additional letters, or language-specific spelling rules [1]. The Latin script is distinct from the Latin language: it is a writing system that can be used to write languages belonging to different language families, and the correspondence between its written symbols and linguistic sounds differs across languages [2]. Its classification as an alphabetic script reflects the use of graphic symbols to represent consonantal and vocalic units, although the precise orthographic principles and sound-symbol relationships depend on the language and orthography in which it is employed.

Latin alphabet alphabetic writing system orthography writing systems
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  1. Charles F. Hockett; The world's writing systems . Ed. by Peter T. Daniels and William Bright. New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. Pp. xlvi, 920.. Language 1997, 73, 379-385. [CrossRef]
  2. Florian Coulmas. Writing Systems; Cambridge University Press (CUP): Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2002. [CrossRef]
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