Orthography

Japanese: orthography
Orthography

…Here, “correct” means “socially accepted as a norm.” The translation of orthography, which comes from the Greek words ortho (correct) and graphia (writing). In Europe and the United States, it primarily refers to correct spelling. …

From [Character]

...The movement for unification of spoken and written language that took place during the Meiji period attempted to reduce the difference between spoken and written language. Furthermore, when a discrepancy occurs between the sounds of a language and its writing system, problems arise in orthography or kana usage, which in turn calls for revisions to spelling and kana usage. This reform usually faces major obstacles.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "orthography" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ここで〈正しい〉とは,〈社会的に規範として認められている〉の意味である。オーソグラフィーorthographyの訳語で,orthographyは,ギリシア語のortho(正しい)+graphia(書き方)に由来する。欧米では主として正しいつづり字法・綴字(てつじ∥ていじ)法(スペリング)のことをいう。…

【文字】より

…明治時代に行われた言文一致の運動はこのような音声言語と文字言語との間の差をちぢめようとしたものである。また,言語音とその表記法との間にずれが生ずると〈正書法orthography〉あるいは〈かなづかい〉の問題が生じ,さらに綴り字・かなづかいの改訂が要求されるようになる。この改革は大きな障害にぶつかるのが普通である。…

※「orthography」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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