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The phrase "a written system" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a method of communication or representation that is documented in written form, such as a language or a coding system.
Example: "The ancient Egyptians developed a written system known as hieroglyphics to record their history and culture."
Alternatives: "a documented system" or "a textual system".
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Sign languages, American Sign Language for example, do not have a written system.
So, it is not necessary to learn a written system before learning A.S.L. or any sign language.
A written system is best for monitoring your progress.
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JOHN HENDERSON: A writing system still only partly deciphered adds a lot to the romantic appeal of the ancient Maya.
A writing system may be defined as any conventional system of marks or signs that represents the utterances of a language.
(A phonetic alphabet, such as the International Phonetic Alphabet devised by the International Phonetic Association, is one designed to transcribe any oral language into a common script.) Finally, a writing system such as Hangul, based upon the articulatory features that underlie the phoneme (such as voicing and place of articulation), is called a featural writing system.
SignWriting is a writing system for sign languages, but little known by the deaf.
This is a writing system - and not a spoken language - so there's no way of knowing how words sounded, which might have provided some phonetic clues.
For me it's a fun writing system I like to use to try and escape English for a little bit and think in pictures.
Dr. Urton concedes that his interpretation of a khipu writing system may be hard to prove.
"It may be a signing system, not a writing system.
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