Basics of Writing Flashcards
(11 cards)
writing definition
manual manipulation of an artifact
interpret visual as sound lang
writing continuum
semasiographic (meaning: picto/ideo/logo. other include determinative,semantophon, and non-ling (signs)) to phonographic (sound: syllabo/alphabetic/diacritic)
logographic
made entirely of logograms, chinese. thousands of chars
syllabaries
made entirely of syllabograms. cherokee. 50-200 chars
logo-syllabic
mix of logo/syllabograms. semanto-phonetic. japanese. 1000+ chars. also logo-consonantal (egyptian)
4 alphabetic types
abjads = consonantal. hebrew. 20 chars
abugidas = chars for consonants, diacritics for vowels. devanagari, 20 chars, 5-10 diacritics
phonemic = chars for cons and vowels, 20-40. english/greek
featural = char relates to phon features (place/manner). korean only one, 24 chars. now used as phonemic
socioling factors of writing
resources: ink/clay
people: who’s writing
networks: communities
trajectories: surroundings, related to, purposes
factors of writing
ling resources: grapholect = writing system taught, not native
signs: latin alphabet (cursive/block), american orthography
materials: paper/screens pen pencil
practice: press writing instrument at bolique angle to friction material
community of practice: academic/legal/medical.
centering insitutions: schools/unis/gov’t
centripetal vs centrifugal writing
centripetal - adheres to an institution (news article/research/briefs) most writing
centrifugal - doesn’t adhere, chars look werid/new spelling (graffiti)
metaplasticity and sapient paradox
writign changes brain. this change allows new inventions and new thinking
sapient paradox is 50k humans, 6k writing. needed writing to cognitively evolve. writing extended cognition
mirror neurons and writing and cognition
fire when do/observe artifcats and writing
activates fusiform (recog), exner’s area (motor M1), broca and wernicke
writing helps alzheimers - extend memory
numeral systems that change at 5 (tally/sumerian/roman) explained by ANS and cognition
