LING 15 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Semitic Languages, Relational Operator
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Semitic languages (hebrew, arabic) y = 4x^2. If (cid:894)(cid:455) == (cid:862)(cid:271)o(cid:271)(cid:863)(cid:895) {p(cid:396)i(cid:374)t (cid:894)(cid:862)(cid:396)ad af(cid:863)(cid:895)} System of laws (municipal code, legal code, code of ethics); rules (cid:449)e(cid:859)(cid:396)e expected to obey. A cipher: system whose symbolic representation is deliberately opaque to those outside intended interaction. System of symbols & rules for expressing info in a form usable by a computer. Any commutative system using symbols whose meaning is known to its users- each language thus is a code. System of expressing numeric values- math expressions use a coded system. Grammar: complex terms (made from multiple symbols), parentheses, argument structure. Symbolism of numerals: spoken words signifying quantity. Numeral glyphs with iconic origins (digit); ex: 1, 2, 3, 4. 1 is iconic (straight, vertical line); word spoken aloud is arbitrary bc the (cid:449)o(cid:396)d (cid:858)o(cid:374)e(cid:859) does (cid:374)ot (cid:374)e(cid:272)essa(cid:396)il(cid:455) (cid:396)efe(cid:396) to the (cid:373)ea(cid:374)i(cid:374)g of the (cid:449)o(cid:396)d 1. 2- (cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:859)t p(cid:396)edi(cid:272)t (cid:448)alue f(cid:396)o(cid:373) (cid:448)isual fo(cid:396)(cid:373)
