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AbjadAn alphabet that writes consonants only and leaves vowels to the reader.
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AcrophonyGiving a picture-sign the sound value of the first sound of the word for what it depicts.

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BoustrophedonWriting in which the direction alternates line by line, right to left then left to right, often with the letters mirrored on the reversed li

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Proto-writingA sign system that records information without recording the sounds or words of a language.

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Rebus principleUsing the sign for one thing to write a different word that sounds the same.