Written Language

Writing is the symbolic representation of language through the use of …

What is a pictogram ?

• A graphical symbol that represents an idea or concept rather than a specific word or phrase

• A graphical symbol that represents a physical object or action

• A graphical symbol that represents entire word

What is an ideogram?

• A graphical symbol that represents a physical object or action

• A graphical symbol that represents an idea or concept rather than a specific word or phrase

• A graphical symbol that represents entire word

What is a logogram?

• A graphical symbol that represents entire word

• A graphical symbol that represents a physical object or action

• A graphical symbol that represents an idea or concept rather than a specific word or phrase

When and where was the earliest known form of writing, known as cuneiform, developed?

• Mesopotamia, Iraq, 5,000 years ago

• Verbilki, Kurkachi, 5,000 years ago

• Mississippi, Egypt, 5,000 years ago

Phonographic writing: it is when symbols are adopted to represent …

Rebus principle. Decipher the following statement: nd2spk2u2nite

Modern Japanese can be written with a set of single symbols representing spoken syllables, called “…”

• Hiragana

• Hiroshima

• Herogana

What is a synonym for orthography?

A combination of two letters consistently used for a single sound (ex. ph; sh; th..) is called a

• diphthong

• digraph

• diphema