The latter is a branch of writing systems research focused on the relationship between graphemes and the values that they represent and compares them across writing systems. This study compares the ...

The Greek alphabet, traditionally believed to have emerged in the eighth century BC, is now undergoing reevaluation thanks to groundbreaking research at Leiden University. The writing system is ...

T he Greek alphabet, traditionally believed to have emerged in the eighth century BC, is now undergoing reevaluation thanks to groundbreaking research at Leiden University. The writing system is ...

The Modern Greek writing system consists of 24 letters, many of which are familiar to users of the Roman alphabet: A, E, Z, I, K, M, N, O, T, X.

In 1999, their writing system was revealed when road builders unearthed an inscribed stone tablet. The tablet shows 62 symbols; some look like corn or bugs, and some are more abstract.

Coronavirus variants will now be named using Greek letters. Credit: Shutterstock. It has taken nearly six months, but the World Health Organization (WHO) last week announced the first iteration of ...

The Greek naming system for COVID variants of interest and concern was introduced by the WHO on May 31, 2021. The idea was to ensure that variants had easy-to-say and remember labels. The labels ...

The system has been in use as recently as this week with the emergence of the Omicron variant - initially named B.1.1.529. South Africa again became the first country to report a case to the WHO ...

Foreign languages can be intimidating for the novice learner, especially those that employ a whole new writing system. Anne Merritt looks at 10 of the simplest. UK News Website of the Year 2024 ...