This article serves as an introduction to the special issue on spelling and writing in different orthographies. Most studies and theoretical models of writing are based on the English language, and it is generally assumed that what is true for English is also true for other languages. Further, there are more studies on reading compared to studies of writing and spelling. Considering that 80% of the world’s population speaks a language other than English, we need more studies on writing and spelling in languages other than English. With this intention, we are presenting 6 papers on writing and spelling in different languages of different orthographic depth, from highly transparent orthographies like Spanish and Italian to highly opaque orthography like Cantonese.

这篇文章是对不同正字法拼写和写作特刊的介绍。大多数写作研究和理论模型都是基于英语的，通常假设适用于英语的内容也适用于其他语言。此外，与写作和拼写的研究相比，阅读的研究更多。考虑到世界上 80% 的人口说英语以外的语言，我们需要更多地研究英语以外的其他语言的写作和拼写。为此，我们将展示 6 篇关于不同正字法深度的不同语言的写作和拼写的论文，从高度透明的正字法（如西班牙语和意大利语）到高度不透明的正字法（如粤语）。