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单词 alphabetic
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Because these are not alphabetic methods of communication, they are often dismissed as evidence that Indigenous peoples were “primitive,” but they are, in fact, far from primitive. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z
Thus, the developmental sequence of uses for alphabetic writing was the reverse of that for the earlier systems of logograms and syllabaries. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z
Before the spread of alphabetic writing, systems making much use of logograms were more common and included Egyptian hieroglyphs, Maya glyphs, and Sumerian cuneiform. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z
Chinese writing is not purely logographic, nor is English writing purely alphabetic. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z
Like all alphabetic writing systems, English uses many logograms, such as numerals, $, %, and + : that is, arbitrary signs, not made up of phonetic elements, representing whole words. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z
He lets the book take his mind on an alphabetic ride through bird names, bird songs, and bird predictability. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z
One producer rearranged the song lyrics in alphabetic order. It hit critical mass in 2016. Remixing Smash Mouth’s “All Star” has become an art form, and its writer is loving it 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z
Today almost all languages except Chinese and Japanese are alphabetic. Hunting for the Dawn of Writing, When Prehistory Became History 2010-10-19T21:55:00Z
Because this is one of the first examples of the use of the alphabetic letters, it suggests that the alphabet was inspired by hieroglyphics. Hunting for the Dawn of Writing, When Prehistory Became History 2010-10-19T21:55:00Z
An alphabetic language has a limited number of signs and is easier to both use and to teach than a representational system like hieroglyphics. Hunting for the Dawn of Writing, When Prehistory Became History 2010-10-19T21:55:00Z
The show includes a plaque dated from 1800 B.C. that contains signs that seem to be inspired by Egyptian hieroglyphics but that are actually the earliest letters of an alphabetic script representing Semitic languages. Hunting for the Dawn of Writing, When Prehistory Became History 2010-10-19T21:55:00Z
How is it decided which organisation gets to label the next storm or hurricane in the alphabetic sequence? Who gets to label the next storm or hurricane in the alphabetic sequence? 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z
For each letter there’s a mischievous directive — “Ignore yourself and get mad; Jump like a raindrop” — aimed at anyone who’s outgrown tamer alphabetic fare. It’s Party Time: Picture Books About Dancing, Drumming and Mischief-Making 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z
It used a combination of alphabetic signs, syllabic signs, word signs, and pictures of objects. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z
Here is my alphabetic rundown of the past 12 months. The political A to Z of Northern Ireland in 2022 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z
As the scientists explain in an article published Wednesday in the Jerusalem Journal of Archaeology, the 17 letters on the comb form the oldest full, decipherable sentence ever found in an early alphabetic script. An Ancient People’s Oldest Message: Get Rid of Beard Lice. 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z
They are believed to have developed the first known alphabetic system of writing. Israeli archeologists find ancient comb with ‘full sentence’ 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z
Hurricane Sally is one of several storms in the Atlantic Ocean, with officials running out of letters to name the hurricanes as they near the end of their annual alphabetic list. Slow-moving storm Sally batters boats and bridges 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z
For some deaf-blind patients, tracing alphabetic letters on palms with a finger may be an option. Coronavirus poses added challenges for deaf and hard of hearing hospital patients 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z
The NSA’s eavesdropping empire was for many years organized around three main geographic targets, each with its own alphabetic code: A for the Soviets, B for Asia and G for virtually everywhere else. ‘The intelligence coup of the century’: For decades, the CIA read the encrypted communications of allies and adversaries 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z
Several centuries later, around 1,100 B.C., these earliest alphabetic scripts were adopted by the Phoenicians, who strictly wrote from right to left and standardized the shape and stance of the letters. An Ancient People’s Oldest Message: Get Rid of Beard Lice. 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z
“There are just not enough securely dated early alphabetic inscriptions currently known,” he said. Israeli archeologists find ancient comb with ‘full sentence’ 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z
“My sociology professor keeps an alphabetic list of new slang terms he learns from students and I will never get over it,” the post read. High school teacher goes viral with Gen Z slang list 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z
“That’s when I started to feel really bad. He was like, ‘I’m just picking them up, but I had them all in alphabetic order,’ ” White said. ‘You mean the nicest guy in camp’: Evan White is the future at first base for the Mariners 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z
Coded alphabetic and alphanumeric names identified sites of research and development of the bomb. My nuclear family: The legacy of the Manhattan Project 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z
What follows is an eclectic list, in alphabetic order by author surname. The best books on finance and economics 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z
Because they are so much more visually complex than alphabetic or syllabic systems, logographic systems might indeed follow different rules, she said. Why written languages look alike the world over 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z
Why did locals use khipus instead of alphabetic literacy, which they also knew? Unraveling an Ancient Code Written In Strings 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z
Then, the IME transformed the Chinese keyboard into a 'smart' peripheral, much more sophisticated at taking instructions from the user than its static, rather stupid alphabetic cousin. History of technology: How China sidestepped QWERTY : Nature : Nature Research 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z
In attempting to devise an alphabetic system with which to transliterate Chinese, Mr. Zhou was continuing an orthographic tradition that went back at least to the 16th century. Zhou Youguang, Who Made Writing Chinese as Simple as ABC, Dies at 111 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z
Yet in a language with no alphabet, and thus no alphabetic order, how to arrange the characters in the tray became a question. Before the computer, there was something almost as complex: the Chinese typewriter 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z
Using both symbols and alphabetic text, Katie is able to type in complete sentences that are then broadcast as a computerized voice output. Katie’s World: Living with cerebral palsy 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z
His main lieutenants also carried alphabetic letters that discussed their efforts to raise troops, providing unassailable proof of their guilt. Unraveling an Ancient Code Written In Strings 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z
The Chinese typewriter was the outcome of a process that required both a technological rethinking of the alphabetic typewriter and a taxonomic reordering of the Chinese language. History of technology: How China sidestepped QWERTY : Nature : Nature Research 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z
The record level of activity in 2005 exhausted the traditional alphabetic list of names, ushering in Alpha through Zeta. Insurers Could Use More Calamity 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z
After spending a roller coaster career as baseball's alphabetic ace, he is hoping to become a Dodgers reliever. After years of bouncing around, David Aardsma hopes to find home with Dodgers 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z
Similar encodings of alphabetic or symbol strings into musical notes have been explored by many others, from Bach to the Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich. Enigmatic foundations of maths put to music 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z
Launched by SnapKeys, it's "a simple, smart alphabetic keyboard for any age that frees up your whole screen", with the somewhat bullish ambition of putting "an end to QWERTY" with its alphabetical layout. 20 best Android apps this week 2013-06-24T10:03:00Z
Learning to read Chinese might seem daunting to Westerners used to an alphabetic script, but brain scans of French and Chinese native speakers show that people harness the same brain centers for reading across cultures. People Use Same Brain Regions to Read Alphabetic and Logographic Languages 2012-11-27T23:15:04.207Z
For very young readers, the process begins with issues such as the alphabetic principle and concepts of print. Viewpoints: Teaching children to read 2012-10-15T01:43:01Z
“Digraphia — the coexistence of character and alphabetic writing — is happening in China not by policy from the top down, but by default from the bottom up,” Mr. Hannas wrote. Letter from China: Writing Chinese in a Digital World 2012-08-23T06:40:06Z
The alphabetic method of teaching reading - ie not phonics - dominated the teaching of reading up until the 19th Century. Five things about phonics 2012-06-18T15:06:33Z
Of this spirit we find clear expression in some of the later psalms, e.g. the elaborate alphabetic Ps. cxix. and the latter portion of Ps. xix. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z
I have had an alphabetic communication given by luminous flashes occurring before me in the air, whilst my hand was moving about amongst them. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z
Inconsistencies have been retained in hyphenation, punctuation, spacing between initials, spacing between alphabetic sections in lists, italicization and capitalization except where indicated in the list below. The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 2012-03-27T02:00:21.067Z
“Chinese language is difficult to learn in comparison with alphabetic languages,” Mr. Wu wrote. Letter from China: Writing Chinese in a Digital World 2012-08-23T06:40:06Z
Generally the Dubium, in alphabetic works of the kind referred to, ranks under some alphabetic word, one or more, as it may happen; but in Em. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 109, November 29, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-03-25T02:00:04.460Z
Pertaining to, or formed by, the letters of the alphabet; alphabetic; hence, rudimentary. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z
Their names are not found in the alphabetic registers of the students matriculated in the University. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 105, November 1, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-03-09T03:00:19.037Z
The hieroglyphic mode of writing keeps the Chinese vocal language from reaching that objective precision which is gained in articulation by alphabetic writing. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z
But this scrawl—or sprawl—is about all my poor hand can now sustainedly perpetrate; if I continue I shall have to clamour for a mount—a lift—my brave boy of the alphabetic hoofs. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z
The examination of the copies of the inscriptions already in our possession will probably determine whether the language is hieroglyphic, syllabic, or alphabetic. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 102, October 11, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-07T03:00:08.550Z
Pertaining to, furnished with, expressed by, or in the order of, the letters of the alphabet; as, alphabetic characters, writing, languages, arrangement. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z
He estimated the number of characters at eighty-two or eighty-seven, and judged the writing to be partly alphabetic and partly syllabic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z
Hieroglyphics, instead of springing from the direct analysis of sensible signs, like alphabetic writing, arise from an antecedent analysis of ideas. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z
Although Rutherford's wave detector has been much used in scientific research, it was not, in the form in which he used it, a telegraphic instrument, and could not record alphabetic signals. Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy 2012-01-09T03:00:20.570Z
If 70 to 90, it will be syllabic; but if only 20 to 50, it may be safely concluded that it is alphabetic. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 102, October 11, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-07T03:00:08.550Z
In an alphabetic manner; in the customary order of the letters. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z
When 630 Niebuhr had made his list of signs he naturally enough decided that this language, whatever it might be, was written in alphabetic characters, a conclusion which later investigation has not overthrown. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z
This feature of hieroglyphic—the analytical designations of ideas—which misled Leibnitz to regard it as preferable to alphabetic writing is rather in antagonism with the fundamental desideratum of language,—the name. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z
As usual with such kind of Oriental verse, the Rubaiyat follow one another according to alphabetic rhyme—a strange succession of grave and gay. The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z
Yes, simply because his initial letter stands first on the alphabetic list. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z
One set, which contains references to Chesterfield's Letters, is anchored with lower-case alphabetic characters, and placed after the relevant paragraph. Two Burlesques of Lord Chesterfield's Letters. The Graces (1774), The Fine Gentleman's Etiquette (1776) 2011-11-29T03:00:14.883Z
To all purpose historic of his eloquence, he might just as well have lived before alphabetic writing was invented. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z
What has been said shows the inestimable and not sufficiently appreciated educational value of learning to read and write an alphabetic character. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z
A human leg is the original alphabetic sign for letter b. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z
Of this alphabet there are two forms, differing so greatly in outline and even in the number of the letters that they might almost be regarded as two distinct alphabetic systems. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z
First two words in the alphabetic confession of sins. Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch Two Stories of Jewish Life 2011-09-15T02:00:12.970Z
Moreover, the belief that the characters must represent alphabetic letters long stood in the way of the decipherer. A Primer of Assyriology 2011-09-14T02:00:47.990Z
The alphabetic symbol is effectively such when it is a sound, and it is sound when it is an image, or rather a concrete form of an internal vibration of the mind. The Reform of Education 2011-07-18T02:00:21.207Z
It may be made up of iconographs, ideographs, syllabic signs, and alphabetic phonetics; or the name may consist of a combination of all these. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z
Only a small number are truly alphabetic, i.e. denote each a single sound. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. 2011-06-30T02:00:31.117Z
President Baker—The question before the house just now was on the motion that the States be called in alphabetic order, which was carried; and the Call of the States is now in order. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z
All the various stages through which writing must pass, in its development out of pictures into alphabetic letters, exist in it side by side. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z
Thus at an extremely remote epoch, some millenniums ago, the Sumerians had already got rid of the pictorial, and to a great extent of the ideographic, but had barely reached the alphabetic phase. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z
Such alphabetic hieroglyphs are called complements, and are very frequently used in the inscriptions. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z
The interested reader will find an alphabetic "Word Variations" list at the end of this e-text. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z
Mr Ross—We have expected, since 9:30 oclock this morning, to have the States called in alphabetic order. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z
With this supposition he applied the alphabetic value to each character, and thus obtained the value of six of these strange cyphers. The Progress of Ethnology An Account of Recent Archaeological, Philological and Geographical Researches in Various Parts of the Globe 2011-02-12T03:00:34.983Z
If they are truly phonetic, then we must suppose that palaeolithic man not only invented an alphabetic writing system, but did this right off by intuition, as it were, without any previous knowledge of letters. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z
Phonetics which represent letters only and not syllables may be called alphabetic signs, in contradistinction to syllabic signs. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z
The strategy’s name follows the alphabetic tradition of Bs and Ds. Dodging Repatriation Tax Lets U.S. Companies Bring Home Cash 2010-12-29T05:28:05Z
What is the use in talking to Delegates now about calling the States in alphabetic order at 9 oclock on next to the last day of this Congress? Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z
Elsewhere, they discovered inscriptions considered to be one of the first examples of alphabetic writing. Desert Road Leads to Discovery in Egypt 2010-09-06T18:37:00Z
Against this it need only be urged that in later times all these peoples were supplied with complete alphabetic systems from the East as soon as they required them. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z
And that is worth bearing in mind amid all the noise about whether the UK should be considered triple A or some other alphabetic combination. Over rated? 2010-03-03T15:20:00Z
For the sake of convenience, rather than for scientific reasons, the following compounds have been arranged in alphabetic order. The Elements of Blowpipe Analysis
A Delegate—Mr President: I move you that the States be called in alphabetic order. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z
A number of common words—prepositions, &c.—with only one consonant are spelled by single alphabetic signs in ordinary writing. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein"
Psalm 119 is an alphabetic Psalm, in sections consisting of eight couplets, and each couplet of the same section beginning with the same letter. The Bible Story
The old system of writing now dies out, and it is not till some three centuries later that the new alphabetic forms are introduced from a Semitic source. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile"
As in the preceding chapter, alphabetic arrangement will be employed. The Elements of Blowpipe Analysis
To each large genus there is a separate alphabetic index. Rural Health and Welfare
The most important phonograms are the uniliteral or alphabetic signs, twenty-four in number in the Old Kingdom and without any homophones: later these were increased by homophones to thirty. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein"
It is the most elaborate alphabetic Psalm, there being several others where each verse begins with a successive letter. The Bible Story
With the invention of alphabetic writing the conjectural part of history closes, and the more or less authenticated part commences. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere"
All lists of words are strictly classified with regard to their formation, their vowel sounds, alphabetic order, accent and number of syllables. Lee's Last Campaign
By models the blind can become acquainted with alphabetic characters, and unite them into words: and in the same manner discriminate, and record the musical notes. On the Nature of Thought or, The act of thinking and its connexion with a perspicuous sentence
This discovery, and the recognition of the name Alexander, gave fourteen alphabetic signs, including homophones, with ascertained values. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein"
These symbols have a strong resemblance to certain markings on the Breton rocks, and are thought to possess an alphabetic or magical significance. Legends & Romances of Brittany
Prior to the nineteenth century we have to record the following important inventions: alphabetic writing, Arabic numbers, mariner's compass, printing, the telescope, the barometer and thermometer, and the steam-engine. History of Human Society
By book, however, as I often explained, I mean a book divided into chapters and verses, having a beginning and an end, and handed down to us in an alphabetic form of writing. My Autobiography A Fragment
He sits down and helps her in the work, writing meanwhile, between the acts, an alphabetic ideology on Art and Life. The Book of Khalid
Spelling of words purely in phonetic or even alphabetic characters is not uncommon, the determinative being generally added. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein"
I have had an alphabetic communication given by luminous flashes occurring before me in the air while my hand was moving about among them. Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885
Every word was at once written down, spelled phonetically and arranged in alphabetic order, and a note appended as to the circumstances in which it was used. The Story of John G. Paton Or Thirty Years Among South Sea Cannibals
Like some other alphabetic symbols it was not borrowed by Greek in its original form. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon"
He also maintains European Minority Languages, a list of minority languages by alphabetic order and by language family. Technology and Books for All
It is obvious that the alphabetic signs played a very important part in the formation of the groups, and many words could only be written in alphabetic signs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein"
Maintained by the Yamada Language Center of the University of Oregon, the Yamada WWW Language Guides is a directory of language resources by geographic family and alphabetic family. Multilingualism on the Web
Wheatstone patented his alphabetic printing telegraph, and telegraph wires were strung as far as Glasgow. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three)
In their particulars his ascertainments are untrue, for in the names he had in no way discovered the alphabetic signs of which they were composed. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History
It is at least probable that there are also silent determinatives and not unlikely that there is also a pure phonetic or alphabetic element. Commentary Upon the Maya-Tzental Perez Codex with a Concluding Note Upon the Linguistic Problem of the Maya Glyphs
For some alphabetic signs more than one likely origin might be found, while for others, again, no clear evidence of origin is yet forthcoming. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein"
But in their absence it is safe to say that no involved operations were or could have been carried out by means of the alphabetic notation of the Greeks and Romans. The Earliest Arithmetics in English
Four forms of this game are given in this volume in alphabetic order. Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium
He made his basis the supposition that the framed names were constructed of alphabetic signs. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History
The ascent, if we so call it, of written speech from the ideographic to the alphabetic, is the descent of the thought further into material forms.53-* Commentary Upon the Maya-Tzental Perez Codex with a Concluding Note Upon the Linguistic Problem of the Maya Glyphs
Why the alphabetic characters are introduced where they are is a puzzle; the order of these is:— Three others, and , had already occurred amongst the fish and reptiles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein"
It is an immense step to have rid ourselves of the phonetic or alphabetic idea, and to have found the manner in which the Maya mind represented attributes and ideas. Studies in Central American Picture-Writing First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 205-245
The leapfrog games here given in alphabetic order include:— I. With One Back:     II. Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium
It is clear enough that the analysis must be carried to the very ultimate in order to reach the true foundation for an effective and sufficient alphabetic Representation of Language. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
And then Egyptian writing finally has pure alphabetic elements. Commentary Upon the Maya-Tzental Perez Codex with a Concluding Note Upon the Linguistic Problem of the Maya Glyphs
There seems to be no logical aim in this arrangement of the alphabetic characters and the series is incomplete. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein"
We have, therefore, to confess that we are not certain that the numerals were alphabetic at all, and if they were alphabetic we have no evidence at present as to the basis of selection. The Hindu-Arabic Numerals
He said that, in the presence of witnesses, he had found a small, flat, oval stone—or disk—upon which were engraved alphabetic characters. The Book of the Damned
The text only gives the results, but it is evident that the extraction of square roots presented no difficulty, notwithstanding the comparative inconvenience of the alphabetic system of numerals. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield
In Ireland the receiving-machine presented its messages in the form of dots and dashes, which, according to arrangement, became alphabetic. Post Haste
Some of these marks consist purely of Himyaritic letters, whilst others are variants, which would naturally arise from copying a very old-world alphabetic original. Southern Arabia
A few moments later the needle, moving on the alphabetic dial, gave this reply to the tenants of Granite House:— “Come to the corral immediately.” The Secret of the Island
Upon this wall were inscribed many alphabetic characters. The Book of the Damned
These edifices, as it has been shown, were great national monuments, upon the walls of which were represented in sculpture, or inscribed in alphabetic characters, the chronicles of the empire. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3)
The Greeks changed theirs, first for the alphabetic, and afterwards, with the rest of the civilized world, for the Arabic,—both greater changes than that now proposed. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860
Behead a dried fruit, and leave an ancient alphabetic letter. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, January 1878, No. 3
Where obvious, typos have been corrected in the text and marked with an alphabetic footnote. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements
In a previous work205-1 I have expressed the opinion that the characters are to a certain extent phonetic—are not true alphabetic signs, but syllabic. Day Symbols of the Maya Year Sixteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1894-1895, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1897, pages 199-266.
That is to say, no college had ever supplied him an alphabetic appendage. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers
Coleridge says about the primary art of writing: "First, there is mere gesticulation, then rosaries, or wampum, then picture language, then hieroglyphics, and finally alphabetic letters,"—the last an evolution from all that went before. The Last Harvest
It will suffice to say, what everybody here present must know, that Chinese is not in any sense an alphabetic language, and that consequently there can be no such thing as "the letter I." China and the Chinese
These being duly arranged and conformed to our alphabetic signs, and well understood, the pupil may become acquainted with book knowledge as well as we. Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar.
It is neither necessary nor proper to enter now upon any prolonged account of the origin, of alphabetic writing. Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-1880, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 263-552
An alphabetic letter file may be had for a few cents in which can be filed away all sorts of helpful material. Principles of Teaching
In this central chapter, therefore, the alphabetic structure reaches its culmination. Companion to the Bible
An alphabetic list of all rivers, lakes, mountains, villages, and other objects or places mentioned in such treaties, together with their location and the names by which they are at present known. 5th. Cessions of Land by Indian Tribes to the United States: Illustrated by Those in the State of Indiana First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 247-262
His picture-writing grew into hieroglyphs and cuneiforms, and finally emerged, by imperceptible steps, into alphabetic symbols, the raw material of the art of printing. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science
Powell's classification, which are also given below in alphabetic order. Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-1880, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 263-552
It is not known who invented the alphabetic system of writing. A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition.
He taught the people how to form and use alphabetic signs and instructed them in mathematics: he gave them their code of laws. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria
Yet this alphabetic number, this i-ro-ha of self-murder, is but one of a thousand instances in the Land of Noble Suicides. The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji
Without the introduction of alphabetic Page 217 writing, the art of reading can never become general. The Awakening of China
In the printed but unpublished Collection before mentioned, page 396, nearly three hundred quarto pages are devoted to descriptions of signs arranged in alphabetic order. Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-1880, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 263-552
There were, doubtless, many steps taken in slow succession before the invention of alphabetic writing. A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition.
Simply apply it to the alphabetic Blocked-Out Square and the message is evident; no books whatever are required. The Cab of the Sleeping Horse
It lacks most of the virtues that are found in the alphabetic language; but as an embodiment of simple and final truth, it is invulnerable to storm and stress. The Problem of China
Tables of the chief alphabetic and numeral forms of the West Semitic scripts are given in Illustrations X & XI; for the Greek, see Illustration IV. How to Observe in Archaeology
The privilege of modifying alphabetic form is one that has been frequently exercised. A Librarian's Open Shelf
A moment later his right hand was working the sending key with the speed and skill of an expert, while blue flames leaped over the gap with spiteful alphabetic spits. The Radio Boys in the Thousand Islands
When the Foxes, at Rochester, in 1848-49, set up alphabetic communication with the knocks, they told a silly tale of a murder.  Cock Lane and Common-Sense
The ancient Semitic and Hametic peoples are essentially alphabetic users, and their civilizations show the same lack of solidity as the Greeks and the Romans. The Problem of China
In calling us up he began with the A's, following down the class in alphabetic regularity. The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe
I deprecate noticing the faults of speakers, in the pronunciation of the alphabetic elements. The Grammar of English Grammars
I want an alphabetic list of visitors since my last visit, a sorted list of downloaded programs, and names of those calling in at 9600 bps or higher. The Online World
Dr. Verneau, of the Academy, Paris, suggests that some of these epigraphs are alphabetic, while others are hieroglyphic. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I
The Chinese language is by all means the counterpart of the alphabetic stock. The Problem of China
The man keeps a good log; works out his case like a sailing master; and proves it by alphabetic signs and logarithms, as clear as a problem in plain sailing. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale
The true answer to which is: "A letter is an alphabetic character, which commonly represents some elementary sound of human articulation, or speech." The Grammar of English Grammars
As the alphabetic signs represent objects or ideas, it would follow that there must be in writing as many characters as words in the spoken language. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities
Unfortunately they never gave up their older methods of writing and learned to rely upon alphabetic signs alone. Early European History
It is an acrostic, and the fetters of alphabetic sequence are not favourable to progress or continuity of thought. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes
These changes in its cavity produce, also, the two sounds that unite in each of the compounds, ou, oi, ew, and in the alphabetic i and o. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition
None of these are alphabetic, and they represent significant words, and not single elementary sounds: it would be great dullness, to assume that a word and an elementary sound are one and the same thing. The Grammar of English Grammars
They are disposed under 214 signs, which serve as keys, and which correspond to our alphabetic order. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities
The Phoenicians do not seem to have invented their alphabetic signs. Early European History
An alphabetic poem in praise of the good housewife. Introduction to the Old Testament
Hieroglyphic figures, and even characters in regular lines, are seen sculptured on their sides; though I doubt whether they bear any analogy to alphabetic writing. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2
Syllabic writing is represented by Dr. Blair as a great improvement upon the Chinese method, and yet as being far inferior to that which is properly alphabetic, like ours. The Grammar of English Grammars
There he seems to have descended to alphabetic commonplace. Over the Pass
The Revolution Preparer's Note This work contains many literal citations of and references to words, sounds, and alphabetic symbols drawn from many languages, including Gothic and Phoenician, but chiefly Latin and Greek. The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5)
The acknowledged vagueness of the chapter and the demonstrably alphabetic nature of at least part of it, certainly render its authenticity very doubtful. Introduction to the Old Testament
The alphabetic, whereby children were taught the letter names and then memorised the spelling of each single word, has no supporters. The Child under Eight
Language," says Dr. Rush, "was long ago analyzed into its alphabetic elements. The Grammar of English Grammars
International.—On the continent of Europe land lines use the Continental Morse alphabetic code. The Radio Amateur's Hand Book
Why, Mrs. Lawrence's sister is going to be married," she explained, "and the family wants an alphabetic list of friends to send the announcements to. Saturday's Child
The first three periods—the formation of primitive societies, followed by the pastoral age, and the agricultural age—conclude with the invention of alphabetic writing in Greece. The Idea of Progress An inguiry into its origin and growth
So did the lever, and probably alphabetic writing, and the number system. The Civilization of Illiteracy
If difficult, wherein does the difficulty lie? and how shall he who knows not what and how many they are, think himself capable of reforming our system of their alphabetic signs? The Grammar of English Grammars
The first of the Luxemburgers; who are marked here, in their order, by the addition of an alphabetic letter. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 02
Into the body of the poor Tatars execrative Roman History intercalated an alphabetic letter; and so they continue Ta-r-tars, of fell Tartarean nature, to this day. The French Revolution
A few moments later the needle, moving on the alphabetic dial, gave this reply to the tenants of Granite House:— "Come to the corral immediately." The Mysterious Island
Henceforth, it subjects the readers of the alphabetic text to the task of filling the enormous gap separating the graphic sign from its referent with their own experience. The Civilization of Illiteracy
One may, in this way, make out a scheme of the alphabetic elements, which shall be true of his own pronunciation, and yet have obvious faults when tried by the best usage of English speech. The Grammar of English Grammars
The mass of archaic incidents, beliefs, and practices recorded by the 12th-century writer seemed to need some other classification than a bare alphabetic index. The Danish History, Books I-IX
By most authors, alphabetic writing is not only considered an artificial invention, but supposed to have been wholly unknown in the early ages of the world. The Grammar of English Grammars
A Letter is an alphabetic character, which commonly represents some elementary sound of the human voice, some element of speech. The Grammar of English Grammars
Nevertheless, their alphabetic literacy is as relevant to writing as much as a good description of the various kinds of wheels is relevant to the making and the use of automobiles. The Civilization of Illiteracy
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