On System-Internal and Differential Iconicity in Egyptian Hieroglyphic Writing

While referential modes of iconicity in signs of writing are well recognized, this paper emphasizes the complementary importance of system-internal modes of iconicity and sign motivation in complex writing systems. Focusing on Egyptian hieroglyphs particularly, instances of differential iconicity ar...

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Main Author: Andréas Stauder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université de liège 2018-10-01
Series:Signata
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/signata/1927