Writing System Usage

• CURIE: gmeow:WritingSystemUsage
• IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/WritingSystemUsage
• Category: class
• Defined by: gmeow:slices/languages
• Box roles: TBox role (What is this?)

A reified, role- and period-scoped use of a writing system by a language — the gufo:Relator binding {language} × {writing system} × {role} × {period}, mirroring names' gmeow:NameUsage. Lets Japanese co-mingle Han (logographic content), Hiragana (syllabic grammar), Katakana (loanwords) and Latin (transliteration) co-equally, and models script changes over time (Turkish Arabic→Latin, 1928) via the usage's validity. Mint one usage per (language, writing system, role) tuple.

Structure

Subclass of: gufo:Relator

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:WritingSystemUsage as a specialized kind of gufo:Relator. Add statement metadata or a standpoint when the assertion needs provenance, confidence, or vantage.