History quiz

In which writing system does each symbol represent a single basic sound?

A writing system with each symbol representing a single basic sound is known as a phonemic writing system or alphabetic writing system. There are several major alphabetic writing systems in use today, including the following:

1. Latin alphabet: This is the most widely used writing system in the world, used for writing various languages, including English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and many more.

2. Greek alphabet: Used for writing Greek and historically significant in the development of other writing systems.

3. Cyrillic alphabet: Primarily used for writing Slavic languages, such as Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Serbian.

4. Arabic alphabet: Used for writing Arabic and other languages with significant Muslim populations, including Persian, Urdu, and Malay.

5. Hebrew alphabet: Used for writing Hebrew and has religious and cultural significance in Jewish communities.

6. Devanagari script: Used for writing Hindi, Sanskrit, Marathi, Nepali, and other languages in India and Nepal.

7. Bengali script: Used for writing Bengali in Bangladesh and in some parts of India.

8. Hangul (Korean alphabet): A unique alphabetic writing system developed for Korean.

These are just a few examples of phonemic writing systems. Every symbol or character in these systems has a consistent sound value, making them relatively easy to learn and pronounce when reading and writing words.