单词 | alphabetic writing |
例句 | 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 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 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 “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 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 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 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 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 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" 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 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 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 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. 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 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 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 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 |
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