What are phonographic languages?

Phonographic languages are writing systems in which the characters or symbols primarily represent sounds or phonemes rather than whole words or meanings. These writing systems typically use a set of characters to represent the individual sounds of the language. Examples of phonographic writing systems include the Latin alphabet used for English, the Cyrillic alphabet used for Russian, and the Hangul script used for Korean. In contrast, logographic writing systems, like Chinese characters, represent whole words or morphemes rather than individual sounds. Phonographic languages allow for a more direct representation of spoken language and can be more phonetically consistent across different words and languages.