- "Writing is a cognitive and social activity involving neuropsychological and physical processes and the use of writing systems to structure and translate human thoughts into persistent representations of human language."
This topic covers the use of written language, including grammar, punctuation, and writing style. It includes various forms of writing such as emails, letters, and reports.
Grammar: The study of the rules governing the use of language, including syntax, punctuation, and spelling.
Style: The way in which a piece of writing is expressed, including word choice, tone, and sentence structure.
Clarity: The ability of a piece of writing to be easily understood and free of ambiguity.
Concision: The practice of using as few words as possible to convey information effectively.
Audience: The intended readers or listeners of a piece of writing, including their interests, biases, and expectations.
Purpose: The reason or goal behind a piece of writing, such as to inform, persuade, or entertain.
Organization: The way in which a piece of writing is structured, including the flow of ideas and the use of headings, subheadings, and transitions.
Formatting: The way in which a piece of writing is visually presented, including font, spacing, and layout.
Editing: The process of revising a piece of writing to improve its clarity, coherence, and effectiveness.
Proofreading: The process of reviewing a piece of writing to correct errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
- "A system of writing relies on many of the same semantic structures as the language it represents, such as lexicon and syntax, with the added dependency of a system of symbols representing that language's phonology and morphology."
- "Nevertheless, written language may take on characteristics distinctive from any available in spoken language."
- "The outcome of this activity, also called 'writing', and sometimes a 'text', is a series of physically inscribed, mechanically transferred, or digitally represented linguistic symbols."
- "The interpreter or activator of a text is called a 'reader'."
- "Writing systems do not themselves constitute languages (with the debatable exception of computer languages)."
- "those that do can complement and extend the capacities of spoken language by creating durable forms of language that can be transmitted across space (e.g. written correspondence) and stored over time (e.g. libraries or other public records)."
- "Writing can also have knowledge-transforming effects, since it allows humans to externalize their thinking in forms that are easier to reflect on, elaborate on, reconsider, and revise."
- "they are a means of rendering language into a form that can be read and reconstructed by other humans separated by time and/or space."
- "written language may take on characteristics distinctive from any available in spoken language."
- "by creating durable forms of language that can be transmitted across space and stored over time."
- "written language...allows humans to...store[d] over time (e.g. libraries or other public records)."
- "it allows humans to externalize their thinking in forms that are easier to reflect on, elaborate on, reconsider, and revise."
- "a series of physically inscribed, mechanically transferred, or digitally represented linguistic symbols."
- "Writing is a cognitive and social activity involving neuropsychological and physical processes."
- "A system of writing relies on many of the same semantic structures as the language it represents, such as lexicon and syntax, with the added dependency of a system of symbols representing that language's phonology and morphology."
- "Nevertheless, written language may take on characteristics distinctive from any available in spoken language."
- "they are a means of rendering language into a form that can be read and reconstructed by other humans separated by time and/or space."
- "Writing can also have knowledge-transforming effects, since it allows humans to externalize their thinking."
- "The interpreter or activator of a text is called a 'reader'."