written language
Example Sentences
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"It's our first language; how can we not preserve what's ours? It's not a written language and we spell it any old how, but it has rhythm and I'm proud of it."
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025
People with aphasia have a reduced ability to understand or produce speech or written language.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2024
They were made in a time before written language, and the great majority of them were dug up by people looking for something to sell.
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2024
The story of the stones was initially handed down orally, like all tales in Hawaii before the introduction of the written language in the 1800s.
From Washington Times • Oct. 25, 2023
Despite their brevity, they are full of information, both because of the nature of written language, and because of the special way Mesoamerican people chose their names.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
