From the inception of the printed word, typography has both driven and reflected the development and formal conventions of language use. Writing systems have informed the development of type, and patterns of typographic usage have in turn influenced the practice of writing.
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This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge in book "The Routledge Handbook of the English Writing System" available online: https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Handbook-of-the-English-Writing-System/Cook-Ryan/p/book/9780415715973