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Record 1 2021-09-29

English

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  • Writing Styles
  • Computer Processing of Language Data
DEF

A Japanese system of syllabic writing having characters that can be used exclusively for writing foreign words or in combination with kanji ...

French

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  • Techniques d'écriture
  • Informatisation des données linguistiques
CONT

En japonais, [des] syllabes phonétiques sont appelées des kana et ils forment ainsi avec les kanji un système d'écriture complexe doté à la fois d'idéogrammes et d'alphabets syllabiques. Les kanji correspondent à des sens, mais les syllabaires ou kana renvoient aux sons et à la grammaire.

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