Matching words to symbols and signs

It is very easy to produce materials using symbols and signs, however, care must be taken in order that the correct symbol or sign is used both syntactically and semantically, and that the result is as meaningful as possible.

There is often more than one symbol or sign for the same word. There can be several reasons for this, for example:

The word orange can refer to a colour or a fruit.

 

 
 
orange
orange
 

 

The word can may be a verb (I can) or a noun (a can of cola).

 

 
 
can
can
 

 

You can eat (with cutlery) or eat (with fingers).

 

 
 
eat
eat
 

 

An alternative may be culturally more acceptable.

 

 
good
good

 

A library can be a whole building or just a room within a building.

 

 
 
library
library