Ideographic
Ideographic
Ideographic (/aɪˌdiːəˈɡræfɪk/), also known as ideographic writing system, is a type of writing system that employs symbols to represent ideas or concepts, rather than specific sounds or words.
Etymology
The term "ideographic" comes from the Greek words idea meaning "idea" and grapho meaning "to write". It was first used in the mid-19th century to describe writing systems such as Chinese characters and Egyptian hieroglyphs that seemed to directly represent ideas.
Related Terms
- Logographic: A writing system where each symbol represents a word or morpheme. Many ideographic systems are also logographic.
- Pictographic: A writing system that uses pictorial symbols. Some ideographic systems began as pictographic systems.
- Hieroglyphic: A writing system that uses a combination of logographic, syllabic, and alphabetic elements. The Egyptian hieroglyphs are a well-known example.
- Cuneiform: One of the earliest systems of writing, invented by the Sumerians. It is often considered an ideographic system.
- Chinese characters: The writing system used for the Chinese language, which is largely logographic but has ideographic elements.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Ideographic
- Wikipedia's article - Ideographic
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