Alphabetic scripts are writing systems that use a set of letters to represent the basic sounds of a language. Each letter corresponds to a specific phoneme, allowing for the construction of words and sentences. Examples of alphabetic scripts include the Latin alphabet, used in English and many other languages, and the Cyrillic alphabet, used in Russian and other Slavic languages. These scripts differ from logographic systems, where symbols represent whole words or concepts, such as in Chinese characters. Alphabetic scripts are generally more efficient for representing spoken language, making them widely adopted across various cultures and languages throughout history.