Chapter 16: Written Language

Question 1

writing

Answer 1

symbolic representation of langauge through graphic signs

Question 2

when was cuneiform found?

Answer 2

stone tablets 5000 years ago

Question 3

pictograms

Answer 3

picture-based writing (usually language-independent)

Question 4

ideograms

Answer 4

symbol that captures something conceptual/abstract

Question 5

logograms

Answer 5

symbols used to represent words in a language

Question 6

morphograms

Answer 6

representation of a morpheme by a grapheme based solely on its meaning (kanji)

Question 7

phonographic writing

Answer 7

symbols representing the sounds of words

Question 8

the rebus principle

Answer 8

using existing symbols to represent the sound of words

ie, texting speech: c u l8r

Question 9

how would katakana and hiragana be described?

Answer 9

a syllabic writing system/syllabary

Question 10

alphabet

Answer 10

set of written symbols, each representing a single type of sound/phoneme

Question 11

consonantal alphabet

Answer 11

alphabet made up solely of consonants
(arabic, hebrew)

Question 12

orthography

Answer 12

spelling

Question 13

digraph

Answer 13

combination of two letters consistently used for a single sound (sh, ph)