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Area of Science:

  • Linguistics
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
  • Semiotics

Background:

  • Morin contends Blissymbolics fails as an ideography.
  • This challenges the established body of research on Blissymbolics in AAC.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address Morin's critique of Blissymbolics.
  • To clarify the concept of standardization in relation to Blissymbolics and linguistics.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of Blissymbolics usage in AAC.
  • Conceptual analysis of Morin's notion of standardization.
  • Comparison with linguistic theories of language emergence.

Main Results:

  • Extensive literature supports Blissymbolics' efficacy as an ideography in AAC.
  • Morin's "standardization" concept diverges from established linguistic understanding.
  • Morin's concept aligns with emergence in iterative language learning models.

Conclusions:

  • Blissymbolics is a viable ideography with significant supporting literature.
  • A re-evaluation of "standardization" is needed when discussing Blissymbolics.
  • Morin's perspective may be better understood through language emergence frameworks.