Not all writing systems represent language in this way: a syllabary assigns symbols to spoken syllables, while logographic systems assign symbols to spoken words, morphemes, or other semantic units. Specifically, letters correspond to phonemes, the categories of sounds that can distinguish one word from another in a given language. For other uses, see Alphabet (disambiguation).Īn alphabet is a standardized set of written letters that represent particular spoken sounds in a language. For the international technology conglomerate, see Alphabet Inc. For the English alphabet in particular, see English alphabet. This article is about alphabets in general.
