THE ENGLISH ALPHABET

The alphabet is a set of letters and each letter represents a sound. The word ‘alphabet’ comes from alpha and beta, the first two letters of the Greek alphabet. The origin of the alphabet has long been a subject for research, speculation and myths.

Alphabets are ‘phonetic systems’ where the individual sounds of the language are represented with letters. The English alphabet is the result of thousands of years of transformation.

There are many alphabet symbols used today. Each language may establish general rules that govern the association between letters and phonemes, but depending on the language, these rules may or may not be followed.

It’s amazing how the ‘alphabet’ (whether American or foreign) is used in many languages to express what we want to say.