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1Department of Anthropology, Center for Cognitive Archaeology, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO, USA koverman@uccs.edu; https://uccs.academia.edu/KarenleighOvermann.
The Behavioral and Brain Sciences
|October 2, 2023
Summary
Notations are cognitive systems with distinct functions and forms. Semasiography and visible language differ fundamentally in their history, iconography, and language structure, making combined qualities challenging.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Science
- Linguistics
- Semiotics
Background:
- Notations are complex cognitive systems integrating psychological functions, behaviors, and material forms.
- Understanding notations requires examining their underlying cognitive and material aspects.
Purpose of the Study:
- To differentiate between semasiographic and visible language notations.
- To analyze the core distinctions influencing their design and capabilities.
Main Methods:
- Comparative analysis of semasiography and visible language.
- Examination of material prehistories and the role of iconography.
- Assessment of the centrality of language's combinatorial faculty.
Main Results:
- Semasiography and visible language possess fundamentally different material prehistories.
- Emphasis on iconography varies significantly between the two notation types.
- The combinatorial faculty of language plays a central, differentiating role.
Conclusions:
- Key qualities like iconicity, expressiveness, and concision are difficult to integrate within a single notational system.
- The inherent differences between semasiography and visible language limit their synergistic potential.
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