| − | '''Writing''' is a way of putting down language in a symbolic form in some medium, usually with an alphabet but also possible with hieroglyphs or other characters. Unlike unrecorded [[speech]], it is a form of [[communication]] that has a continuing nature in that it still exists or can be seen after it is completed. | + | '''Written Language''' is the symbolic representation of language in some physical medium, often with an alphabet but also possible with hieroglyphs or other pictographic characters. Unlike unrecorded [[speech]], it is a form of [[communication]] that has a lasting nature, in that it still exists or can be seen after it is completed. |