pictography
- noun
- /ˌpɪkˈtɒɡrəfi/
- Specialized
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pictografía
- Pictography uses pictography to convey messages instead of relying solely on words.
Examples
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Pictography, consisting of a few simple sketches depicting the main events of the story, has been shown to improve the quality and length of children's narratives.
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Symbol O aptly demonstrates the versatility of Indian pictography.
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Any of the story grammar elements not generated by the child (and consequently not depicted in pictography) were brought to the child's attention.
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During Step 5, while the child generated a story, the clinician covertly sketched in pictography any of the five story grammar elements of the story independently produced by the child.
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In ancient cultures, pictography was often employed to tell stories through images.
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The museum displayed artifacts featuring pictography that illustrated early forms of communication.
Synonyms
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A way of writing that uses symbols to show ideas instead of sounds
A way that uses pictures to show words, ideas, or sounds
How Pictorial
Surface Forms
Morphology
pictography = pictograph (transparent) = pictograph + y
The word is formed from the recognizable noun 'pictograph' plus the productive suffix '-y' to indicate a system or practice, so its meaning is directly derivable.
Etymology
Pictography comes from parts that mean 'picture' (pict-) and 'writing' (-graphy). Think of cave paintings that tell a story with images, so pictography means using pictures or symbols to record or share information.