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A Logogram is a Written Language that ...
- See: Phonemic Writing, Written Language, Written Character, Word, Phrase, Hanzi, Kanji, Hanja, Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Grapheme, Cuneiform Script, Writing System.
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2020
- (Wikipedia, 2020) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/logogram Retrieved:2020-3-8.
- In a written language, a logogram or logograph is a written character that represents a word or phrase. Chinese characters (including Chinese hanzi, Japanese kanji and Korean hanja) are logograms; some Egyptian hieroglyphs and some graphemes in cuneiform script are also logograms. The use of logograms in writing is called logography, and a writing system that is based on logograms is called a logographic system.
In the alphabets and syllabaries, individual written characters represent sounds only, rather than entire concepts. These characters are called phonograms in linguistics. Unlike logograms, phonograms do not have word or phrase meanings singularly until the phonograms are combined with additional phonograms thus creating words and phrases that have meaning. Writing language in this way, is called phonemic writing as well as orthographical writing.
- In a written language, a logogram or logograph is a written character that represents a word or phrase. Chinese characters (including Chinese hanzi, Japanese kanji and Korean hanja) are logograms; some Egyptian hieroglyphs and some graphemes in cuneiform script are also logograms. The use of logograms in writing is called logography, and a writing system that is based on logograms is called a logographic system.