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Where and how writing had developed from earliest beginnings through modern times?
Writing was developed at the time the first civilizaions formed in the 4 river valleys. The process of developing it into modern language took place through 4 generalized steps.- 1. A picture represents a thing.- In writing's earliest beginnings, pictures were used to represent things ( pictograms). This was useful for basic communication, but it couldn't be used to represent ideas, such as "truth," or "justice". 2. A picture represents an idea.-ex. A symbol of "wealth" would be a picture of plant, because farming was their main system of making a living (ideograms). 3. A picture represents a vowel or consonant sound.- A tree could represent "tree" or the "trea" in the word "treason" (sonograms). 4. A picture represents a single letter.- A picture of an A stood for the sound "AY" as in "may"- this soon became the modern Alphabet.
How was the ancient Chinese writing system different from cuneiform and hieroglyphic writing?
Chinese characters are logographic (representing ideas instead of sounds) whereas hieroglyphic symbols represent consonants as well as general concepts (called determiners). Furthermore, Chinese characters are "stylized" and for the most part do not look like their original pictures, whereas hieroglyphics retained the clear shapes of the images they originally represented. Cuneiform characters represent the sounds of syllables only and are similar to Japanese kana.
What was the Egyptian hieroglyphs?
Hieroglyphs is the name for the oldest form of Egyptian writing. Hieroglyphs are thought to originate in about 3200BC and they declined in use in about 400BC. Hieroglyphs were also mainly used for religious and very important writings such as texts about wars. Hieroglyphs were found as the top layer of writing on the Rosetta stone, along with Demotic writing and Ancient Greek. From the Ancient Greek, Jean Francois Champollion was able to translate Hieroglyphs.
Why are written languages that use symbols for sounds instead of symbols for objects and ideas easier to use?
Their are fewer sounds to memorize then there were objects and ideas to be represented.
Did writing begin in Egypt or Mesopotamia?
it began in Egypt and It began in Egypt and the Egyptian writing called hieroglyphics used pictures to represent different objects, actions, sound or ideas. There were more than 700 hieroglyphs. Some pictures stood for whole words.
Chinese writing uses?
Characters that represent words or ideas Characters that represent words or ideas Characters that represent words or ideas
Name of picture writing used by egyptians?
Hieroglyphs. However, they are not picture writing as such. While some of the characters do represent objects and ideas, some are also letters. Hieroglyphs were only used for special occasions, the everyday writing was hieratic and demotic.
If the Chinese invented printing - why are they not credited with the creation of an alphabet?
Because what the created was not alphabetic writing. It was pictographic writing. An alphabet represents sounds. Pictograms represent whole words or ideas.
Does china have the most symbols of any writing system?
No, in fact, China does not use any alphabet. Chinese uses a system of thousands of symbols that represent ideas. (alphabets contain letters that only represent sounds).
What are words numbers sounds or pictures that represent facts or ideas?
words, pictures ,or sounds that represents facts are called
What are symbols used in picture writing?
The items used in picture writing are generally referred to as symbols. When used to create elaborate thoughts or ideas, they are called "pictograms" which means "picture message." Varying forms of writing will have different specific terminology. An example is that Egyptian picture writing symbols are called Heiroglyphs, and those present in ancient Sumarrian scrypt are called Cuneiform. Each language has its own terms for the pictures that represent words, but the fundamental definition is that they are all "pictograms" meaning, "pictures that convey a message."
What type of characters represent whole words in the Japanese writing system?
Kanji characters. Kanji characters are logographic characters that represent whole words or ideas in the Japanese writing system.
What is the use of symbols or symbolism to represent ideas in writing?
to convey important ideas to readers
What refers to symbols that represent facts objects and ideas?
Glyphs are symbols that represent facts, objects, and ideas. These visual representations can be found in various contexts such as writing systems, communication design, and data visualization.
In which form Egyptian writing did pictures stand for both ideas and sounds?
:D They're called Hieroglyphics
How is the ancient Chinese writing different from cuneiform and hieroglyphic writing?
Chinese characters are logographic (representing ideas instead of sounds) whereas hieroglyphic symbols represent consonants as well as general concepts (called determiners). Furthermore, Chinese characters are "stylized" and for the most part do not look like their original pictures, whereas hieroglyphics retained the clear shapes of the images they originally represented.Cuneiform characters represent the sounds of syllables only and are similar to Japanese kana.
Where and how writing had developed from earliest beginnings through modern times?
Writing was developed at the time the first civilizaions formed in the 4 river valleys. The process of developing it into modern language took place through 4 generalized steps.- 1. A picture represents a thing.- In writing's earliest beginnings, pictures were used to represent things ( pictograms). This was useful for basic communication, but it couldn't be used to represent ideas, such as "truth," or "justice". 2. A picture represents an idea.-ex. A symbol of "wealth" would be a picture of plant, because farming was their main system of making a living (ideograms). 3. A picture represents a vowel or consonant sound.- A tree could represent "tree" or the "trea" in the word "treason" (sonograms). 4. A picture represents a single letter.- A picture of an A stood for the sound "AY" as in "may"- this soon became the modern Alphabet.
