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ESLBeginner Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

"glyph", "pictograph" and "Hieroglyph"

Hi, I'm confused by those words. Does "glyph" mean "word" or "character" ? and what's the difference between "pictograph" and "hieroglyph"? is "hieroglyph" a kind of "pictograph", which was used in ancient Egypt?

Thanks a lot.
  

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In general English, they are interchangeable. g. anthropological text would probably present the definitions it intends to use.

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  • In general English, they are interchangeable.
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  • anthropological text would probably present the definitions it intends to use.
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In general English, they are interchangeable. An e.g. anthropological text would probably present the definitions it intends to use.
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Pictograph is a drawing of something that is used to communicate that something (instead of using the word for that something). For example, I might draw a car instead of using the word "car"

The problem with pictographs is that it is difficult to use them instead of words that have abstract meanings (e.g., words like "arrogance" or "longevity". To solve this problem, some pictures are a

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