List of Logographic Writing Systems and Related Phenomena

by Mr. Larry Rogers, BA Linguistics, Michigan State University, 2009with Concentrations in Anthropology and Mathematics

from my Facebook group "Hieroglyphic Writing System Linguistics"https://www.facebook.com/groups/glyphwhat/https://www.facebook.com/groups/glyphwhat/permalink/605506952915418/Taken from there 4 14 2015.First posted there 1 22 105, added to up until today.

Made yesterday ( 4 14 2015 ) into a webpage in my website on all languages and writing systems:http://anylanguageatall411.blogspot.com/2015/04/my-lifes-field-work-panay-island.html?view=flipcard

The Home Page for which is here:http://anylanguageatall411.blogspot.com/2015/04/guide-to-any-language-at-all-website.html?view=flipcard

As far as I know, there is no such list anywhere in the academic literature.

It's not polished now, but one day I'll review the academic literature and consider trying to get it published. But without a PhD? I doubt I can get it published.

I have a BA in Linguistics and specialize in the linguistics of all logographic scripts:

https://independent.academia.edu/logographic155

##

The group's list of logographic writing systems and related phenomena :

( "Logographic (Script)" : Any script composed of pictures, not descended from Wadi El-Hol Script. Modern and historic conscripts not included. )( "Symbols" here encompass non-iconography mneumonic phenomena arranged in text-like sequences and/or using extensive rebus pun symbols to spell things. )

Cuneiform : Proto Cuneiform Symbols - Classical Sumerian - Cuneiform Scripts,

Egyptian Hieroglyphic - Hieratic - Demotic, Meroitic, Wadi El-Hol Scripts&,

Hittite Hieroglyphic, Urartian Hieroglyphic, Cretan Hieroglyphic, Linear AB, Cypriot Syllabary, Byblos Script,

Proto-Elamite, Linear Elamite, Jiroft Script?, Oxus Script, Indus Script,

Dongba Symbols@, Oracle Bone Chinese Script, Bronze Script, Large and Small Seal Scripts, Classical Chinese, Modern Chinese,

Sino-Vietnamese, Sino-Korean,

Sino-Japanese, Japanese Script, Jindai Moji Hoax Conscripts*,

Khitan Large Script, Khitan Small Script, Jurchen Script, Tangut,

Kaida Script or Symbols from islands near Japan @?,

Rongorongo Symbols@,

Eskayan script (?), Caroline Script,

Micmac Symbols@, Numerous Amerind Symbols@@, Alaskan Script,

Olmec*, Zapotec*, Epi-Olmec, Abaj Takalik and Kaminaljuy*, Mayan,

Aztec Codex Symbols@?.

I also include all sign languages as related phenomena, of which there are many, though lineages are not as well known as for spoken languages.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sign languages : ( Not listed out )(no symbol) Logographic scripts : about 38, 39 with Eskayan Script, 40 with Kaida.@ Mneumonic symbol systems : 5+& Other* Undeciphered or otherwise notable entry? I need to look into this one.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Notable modern logographic conscripts or made-up symbol systems :

Kangaroo Wallabee Hieroglyphic, John Leslie Feier's International Picture Language.

( For other discussion of conlangs and conscripts, modern and historical, see my group "History of Conlangs" )

##

People Who Like ThisClose

FriendFriends

Rafael Agusti Torres41 mutual friends

FriendFriends

Mamedoff Ayxan4 mutual friends

FriendFriends

Scott Freeman2 mutual friends

FriendFriends

Poppy Lilly20 mutual friends

FriendFriends

Fares Sheikh

FriendFriends

Yannis Ikonomou23 mutual friends

FriendFriends

Saaber Pariyaan48 mutual friends

FriendFriends

Margaret Oshana Barotta11 mutual friends

FriendFriends

Bagdat Yesbossinov

FriendFriends

Eber Figueiredo Jr.4 mutual friends

FriendFriends

Robert Bakhchinian3 mutual friends

FriendFriends

Andre Bastos Gurgel3 mutual friends

FriendFriends

Andrew Nicholls2 mutual friends

Add Friend

Ishan VermaPriyanka Dutta

Add Friend

Ronalyn Seminiano Reonico

Add Friend

Baris Haghverdi3 mutual friends

Add Friend

Abdullah Abdul

##

LikeCommentScott Freeman,Rafael Agusti Torres,Yannis Ikonomouand15 otherslike this.

Larry RogersI have updated the list of logographic scripts to include Urartian Hieroglyphic. I have my own lists on my drive and in writing, but I keep this one just for you and when I'm on the internet.February 25 at 2:41pmLike1

Larry RogersI have updated the list to possibly include Eskayan Script. I don't remember but I think it's a modern invention and is lacking in the logographic department on some grounds. It's made for a "re-lex" of a local language.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskayan_script

Eskayan script - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaEskayan is the constructed script of the auxiliary Eskayan...EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG

February 27 at 6:24pmEditedLike1Remove PreviewLarry RogersI made a mistake : Eteocretan should have been Cypriot Syllabary.March 5 at 1:11pmLike

Larry RogersI missed Jurchen Script.March 5 at 7:56pmLike

Larry RogersHere's the list of all logographic scripts.Zong Tian. Ask any questions you want. Welcome to the group, too.March 28 at 5:11amLike

Larry RogersDai Griffiths, here it is.April 12 at 1:40amLike1

Dai GriffithsCool, thanks larry.April 12 at 1:41amLike

Larry RogersHere's the list of all of them,Britton Watkins. People often ask me for this. I may have made a website for it as well.18 hrsEditedLike

Dai GriffithsLarry Rogers7 minsLike1