Logo-syllabary (Writing) a writing system type where each symbol represents words or sounds
Logo-syllabary is a term in Grammatology that commonly means "a writing system type where each symbol represents words or sounds." (See also: ScriptSource Script Types). This term belongs mainly to the broader category called Writing.
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"Logosyllabary"
a writing system in which each sign is used primarily to represent words or morphemes, with some subsidiary usage to represent syllables. Most natural logosyllabaries employ the rebus principle to extend the character set so that syllables as well as morphemes can be represented. Logosyllabaries may also include determinatives to mark semantic categories which would otherwise be ambiguous. The extent to which syllabic sounds are represented varies from one writing system to another. In instances where a relatively large number of symbols represent syllabic sounds, a logosyllabary may evolve into an abugida or an abjad as the syllabic use overtakes the logographic use.
SIL International Contributors, "ScriptSource: Logosyllabary," accessed September 11, 2023, https://scriptsource.org/cms/scripts/page.php?item_id=glossary#logosyl. [Visit]
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PsychLing Contributors. "Logo-syllabary." PsychLing, OMNIKA Foundation, 30 Aug. 2023, psylng.org/glossary/term/logo-syllabary. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
PsychLing (2023, August 30). Logo-syllabary. Retrieved from https://psylng.org/glossary/term/logo-syllabary
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