CS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Logogram, Walter J. Ong, Mnemonic
15 Dec 2015
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Early writing systems and the consequences of shifts: (from stone to papyrus; oral to literate cultures) Aids in the development of the administration of bureaucracy, economy. Writing = dissemination of power and authority. The earliest form of communication were the sumerian clay tablets and on them were: Logographic a sign or character representing a word but the logogram doesn"t resemble that which it stands for. Phonographic a symbol representing a vocal sound such as the alphabet. This ties spoken language to written language. (phonecian alphabet circa 1500 bce) around. Literacy becomes more accessible because it"s so much easier. Until about 1450 with printing press invention, most people were illiterate and most communication remained oral. Canadian scholar who taught at the university of toronto. He speaks about the transformation in the primary medium of communication in egypt which had enormous consequences social and political ramifications. The shift from stone and clay to papyrus.
