Which term describes the spelling system and the written form of a language?

Which term describes the spelling system and the written form of a language?

• A. Orthography
• B. Phonology
• C. Morphology
• D. Semantics

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is the system that governs how a language is written. Orthography is the set of conventions for spelling and the written form of a language, including the script or alphabet, spelling rules, punctuation, and capitalization. It sometimes covers how sounds are represented in writing, though that’s not the same as how sounds are organized in speech. This is different from phonology, which studies sound systems and patterns; morphology, which looks at how words are built from morphemes; and semantics, which deals with meaning. So the correct term describing the spelling system and written form is orthography.