written language
Example Sentences
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Dyslexia, a learning condition that disrupts how the brain processes written language, affects as many as one in five Americans.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
People with aphasia have a reduced ability to understand or produce speech or written language.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2024
They were made in a time before written language, and the great majority of them were dug up by people looking for something to sell.
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2024
The story of the stones was initially handed down orally, like all tales in Hawaii before the introduction of the written language in the 1800s.
From Washington Times • Oct. 25, 2023
For generations, the Inuit did not have a written language.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
