Punctuation Grapheme
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A Punctuation Grapheme is a grapheme that represents a punctuation mark used in written language to organize and clarify the written text.
- AKA: Punctuation Mark.
- Context:
- It can (typically) include symbols that are not letters or numerals.
- It can (typically) vary in form and usage across different languages and writing systems.
- It can (often) be used to indicate pauses, sentence boundaries, or the structure and organization of written language.
- It can (often) support Grammatical Structure and organization of written text.
- It can (often) convey tone, emphasis, or rhythm in text.
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- Example(s):
- a Whitespace.
- an End-of-Sentence Grapheme, like a Full Stop Punctuation Mark or Question Mark.
- a Hyphen Character.
- a Dash Character, such as an Em Dash or En Dash.
- a Quotation Mark, including Single Quotation Marks and Double Quotation Marks.
- a Comma Punctuation.
- a Colon Punctuation.
- a Semicolon Punctuation.
- an Ellipsis.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- an Alpha-Numeric Character, such as a letter grapheme or numeral grapheme.
- See: Written Sentence, Sentence Segmentation, Syntax.