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*comma *semicolon *colon *period *question mark *exclamation point *dash *double dash *em dash *asterisk *octothorp *at sign *single quotation mark *double quotation mark |
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Punctuation marks are written symbols that do not correspond to either phonemes of a spoken language nor to lexemes of a written language, but which serve to organize or clarify writings. Some common examples used by English and other languages using the Roman alphabet are: |
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Also related are [diacritical marks]?, and numerical or non-numerical footnote symbols like dagger, sword, etc., |
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* /Comma? * /Period? * /Apostrophe? * /Colon? * /Semicolon? * [/Question mark]? * [/Exclamation point]? * /Hyphen? * [/En dash]? * [/Em dash]? * [/Single quotation mark]? * [/Double quotation mark]? * /Parenthesis? * /Bracket? * /Solidus? * /Asterisk? * /Ampersand? * /Dagger? * /Bullet? * Octothorp * [/At sign]? * /Guillemot? Also related are diacritical? marks, which serve to distinguish among similar sounds using the same primarly letter symbol, or to clarify emphasis or tone. :(NOTE: I've made these subpages solely for disambiguation for such terms as "dagger" and "colon" that will have different meanings at top level, and to make cross-linking easier. After UMW 0.92 is out, they should probably be "Bullet (Punctuation)" and so on. Also, top-level pages pointing here are certainly appropriate.) |
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