F
Florian Coulmas
This chapter of the encyclopedia on writing systems, scripts and orthographies all world's major languages discusses terms concepts beginning with alphabet ‘F’︁. ‘F’︁, sixth letter English is derived from Phoenician wáw, a resembling Y. The commences discussion facsimile, Faliscan script, finger alphabet, Finnish spelling. It talks about font, Fox syllabary French concludes functions writing. Writing evolved as visual medium communication which circumvents or transcends certain limitations speech. Five in particular stand out distinguishing speech: mnemonic function, distancing reification social control aesthetic function.