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pictography

Expression of words and ideas through drawings (pictographs), considered a forerunner of true writing. Pictographs are drawn in a standardized way, omitting unnecessary details. A pictograph that stands for a specific idea or meaning is an ideogram; one that stands for an individual word is a logogram.
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Among the topics are the obsolescence and demise of cuneiform writing in Elam, script obsolescence in ancient Italy from pre-Roman to Roman, alphabetic reincarnation in Arabia, the Manchu case, and the death of Mexican pictography.
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That we thus lapse occasionally into pictography in our writing has not, of course, escaped the notice of the lexicographers, whom we might reasonably suspect of not entirely approving of the practice.
Kickshaws by Morice, David / Word Ways
Also called pictography and X-ray style, this art form had previously been used for spiritual purposes, documenting private dreams, totemic identification, inscriptions on grave boards, and aids to casual story-telling.
Woodland style strong: (artist Roy Thomas) by Davis, Jolene / Wind Speaker
 
 
 
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