The orthographic complexity of a language directly affects how difficult it is to learn to read it.  English and French have comparatively "deep" phonemic orthographies within the Latin alphabet writing system, with complex structures employing spelling patterns on several levels: letter-sound correspondence, syllables, and morphemes.  Languages such as Spanish, Italian and Finnish primarily employ letter-sound correspondence—so-called "shallow" orthographies—which makes them easier to learn for people with dyslexia.  Logographic writing systems, such as Chinese characters, have extensive symbol use; and these also pose problems for dyslexic learners