"while the spoken word stands for something, the written word stands for something that stands for something"
"a craftsman of the written word"
例句
用作名词 (n.)
There is only one tune, common to the entire region, for all of the verses.Very few written examples of hudhud exist. 所有的圣歌通篇只有一个曲调,但以文字记录的圣歌寥寥无几。
And it is reliable to study the epitaphs as the language of the Tang Dynasty for they were really written down at that time. 唐代墓志刻于唐时,保存了当时文字之真迹,是用唐代资料研究唐代语言,故十分可靠。