Author: John Bodel
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108840612
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
This book zeroes in on hidden writing and alternative systems of graphic notation, exploring writings that deflect attention from language.
The Hidden Language of Graphic Signs
Author: John Bodel
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108840612
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
This book zeroes in on hidden writing and alternative systems of graphic notation, exploring writings that deflect attention from language.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108840612
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
This book zeroes in on hidden writing and alternative systems of graphic notation, exploring writings that deflect attention from language.
Seen Not Heard
Author: Ilona Zsolnay
Publisher: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
ISBN: 161491088X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Traditionally, writing--a graphic, multidimensional form of communication--has been approached as a vehicle for representing, and therefore conveying, the spoken word. Moving beyond this manner of analysis, this volume interrogates writing as a medium that is not simply a handmaiden to oral and aural exchange but a communication system that is richly layered and experienced. To exploit this aspect of visual code, scholars from the fields of Egyptology, Sinology, Hittitology, and Assyriology, together with Mesoamericanists, art historians, and a sign language specialist, are brought together in this volume. In its pages, these contributors incorporate into their analyses methods more commonly used in linguistics and semiotics, communication studies, art historical analysis, and traditional philology to new ends in order to form original trajectories of inquiry. Each contribution either lays bare explicit exploitation of visuality in scribal production as a means to cement power, reveal the mystical, induce humor, or expose clandestine views or it locates implicit knowledge schemes and cultural maps underlying and informing these same productions. The pioneering investigations presented in Seen Not Heard reveal that although writing may be heard, the fact that it can also be seen affects its reception and therefore the meaning of any transported phonological units.
Publisher: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
ISBN: 161491088X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Traditionally, writing--a graphic, multidimensional form of communication--has been approached as a vehicle for representing, and therefore conveying, the spoken word. Moving beyond this manner of analysis, this volume interrogates writing as a medium that is not simply a handmaiden to oral and aural exchange but a communication system that is richly layered and experienced. To exploit this aspect of visual code, scholars from the fields of Egyptology, Sinology, Hittitology, and Assyriology, together with Mesoamericanists, art historians, and a sign language specialist, are brought together in this volume. In its pages, these contributors incorporate into their analyses methods more commonly used in linguistics and semiotics, communication studies, art historical analysis, and traditional philology to new ends in order to form original trajectories of inquiry. Each contribution either lays bare explicit exploitation of visuality in scribal production as a means to cement power, reveal the mystical, induce humor, or expose clandestine views or it locates implicit knowledge schemes and cultural maps underlying and informing these same productions. The pioneering investigations presented in Seen Not Heard reveal that although writing may be heard, the fact that it can also be seen affects its reception and therefore the meaning of any transported phonological units.
The Secret Language of Signs
Author: Denise Linn
Publisher: Wellspring/Ballantine
ISBN: 0307559556
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
In every moment the universe is whispering to you. Even ordinary events in your life carry communications from the realm of the Spirit. . . . Whether we are conscious of it or not, the universe is communicating to us through signs. In this mind-opening book, renowned healer and author Denise Linn shows that coincidence, synchronicity, and those premonitions we've all experienced are never accidents but a kindly world's way of trying to nudge us in the right direction. Drawing on firsthand true stories and native wisdom from around the world, Linn helps us regain our innate capacity to listen to the universe, to use the signs that speak to us every day of our lives. Step by step, she shows us how to call for a sign, how to create the best conditions for receiving it, and how to interpret the signs we receive, with the most comprehensive dictionary of signs ever compiled. Designed to help you develop your own ability to interpret signs as they call to you, the dictionary entries give you a starting point for understanding what your signs are communicating. For instance . . * An abyss might symbolize a chasm in your life. Is there something that seems impassable to you? * A storm can indicate internal conflict. It can also indicate that the air is clearing in regard to a situation in your life. * A crossroads signifies that a time of decision is ahead. Take time and tune in to your intuition before choosing your future path. * Smoke can be a warning of danger. Is there a situation in your life that's about to go up in flames? Smoke can also indicate a lack of clarity. With this powerful, easy-to-use guide, Denise Linn helps us to reconnect with the magic of our inner selves to make the right decisions and choices in our lives.
Publisher: Wellspring/Ballantine
ISBN: 0307559556
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
In every moment the universe is whispering to you. Even ordinary events in your life carry communications from the realm of the Spirit. . . . Whether we are conscious of it or not, the universe is communicating to us through signs. In this mind-opening book, renowned healer and author Denise Linn shows that coincidence, synchronicity, and those premonitions we've all experienced are never accidents but a kindly world's way of trying to nudge us in the right direction. Drawing on firsthand true stories and native wisdom from around the world, Linn helps us regain our innate capacity to listen to the universe, to use the signs that speak to us every day of our lives. Step by step, she shows us how to call for a sign, how to create the best conditions for receiving it, and how to interpret the signs we receive, with the most comprehensive dictionary of signs ever compiled. Designed to help you develop your own ability to interpret signs as they call to you, the dictionary entries give you a starting point for understanding what your signs are communicating. For instance . . * An abyss might symbolize a chasm in your life. Is there something that seems impassable to you? * A storm can indicate internal conflict. It can also indicate that the air is clearing in regard to a situation in your life. * A crossroads signifies that a time of decision is ahead. Take time and tune in to your intuition before choosing your future path. * Smoke can be a warning of danger. Is there a situation in your life that's about to go up in flames? Smoke can also indicate a lack of clarity. With this powerful, easy-to-use guide, Denise Linn helps us to reconnect with the magic of our inner selves to make the right decisions and choices in our lives.
Inscriptions and the Epigraphic Habit
Author: Rebecca Ruth Benefiel
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004683127
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
This volume illustrates how the epigraphic habit is ubiquitous but variously expressed. Inscriptions become part of the fabric of Greek and Roman culture.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004683127
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
This volume illustrates how the epigraphic habit is ubiquitous but variously expressed. Inscriptions become part of the fabric of Greek and Roman culture.
Communicating Meaning
Author: Boris M. Velichkovsky
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 1134798709
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Dealing specifically with the origins and development of human language, this book is based on a selection of materials from a recent international conference held at the Center of Interdisciplinary Research at the University of Bielefeld in Germany. The significance of the volume is that it testifies to paradigmatic changes currently in progress. The changes are from the typical emphasis on the syntactic properties of language and cognition to an analysis of biological and cultural factors which make these formal properties possible. The chapters provide in-depth coverage of such topics as new theoretical foundations for cognitive research, phylogenetic prerequisites and ontogenesis of language, and environmental and cultural forces of development. Some of the arguments and lines of research are relatively well-known; others deal with completely new interdisciplinary approaches. As a result, some of the authors' conclusions are in part, rather counterintuitive, such as the hypothesis that language as a system of formal symbolic transformations may be in fact a very late phenomenon located in the sphere of socio-cultural and not biological development. While highly debatable, this and other hypotheses of the book may well define research questions for the future.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 1134798709
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Dealing specifically with the origins and development of human language, this book is based on a selection of materials from a recent international conference held at the Center of Interdisciplinary Research at the University of Bielefeld in Germany. The significance of the volume is that it testifies to paradigmatic changes currently in progress. The changes are from the typical emphasis on the syntactic properties of language and cognition to an analysis of biological and cultural factors which make these formal properties possible. The chapters provide in-depth coverage of such topics as new theoretical foundations for cognitive research, phylogenetic prerequisites and ontogenesis of language, and environmental and cultural forces of development. Some of the arguments and lines of research are relatively well-known; others deal with completely new interdisciplinary approaches. As a result, some of the authors' conclusions are in part, rather counterintuitive, such as the hypothesis that language as a system of formal symbolic transformations may be in fact a very late phenomenon located in the sphere of socio-cultural and not biological development. While highly debatable, this and other hypotheses of the book may well define research questions for the future.
Communicating Meaning
Author: Boris Mitrofanovich Velichkovskiĭ
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 080582118X
Category : Biolinguistics
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 080582118X
Category : Biolinguistics
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
International Journal of Language Studies (IJLS) volume 6(3)
Author: Mohammad Ali Salmani Nodoushan
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105899659
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105899659
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Visual Language
Author: Peter Bonnici
Publisher: Rotovision
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Making visual images that can be understood universally is a vitally important skill for creative thinkers across the design spectrum.
Publisher: Rotovision
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Making visual images that can be understood universally is a vitally important skill for creative thinkers across the design spectrum.
The Secret Doctrine
Author: Helena Blavatsky
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 1597
Book Description
This eBook edition of "The Secret Doctrine" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The Secret Doctrine is one of the most influential esoteric and occult books of all time. In the first part of the book the author explains the origin and evolution of the universe itself, in terms derived from the Hindu concept of cyclical development. While in the second part she describes the origins of humanity through an account of "Root Races" said to date back millions of years.
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 1597
Book Description
This eBook edition of "The Secret Doctrine" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The Secret Doctrine is one of the most influential esoteric and occult books of all time. In the first part of the book the author explains the origin and evolution of the universe itself, in terms derived from the Hindu concept of cyclical development. While in the second part she describes the origins of humanity through an account of "Root Races" said to date back millions of years.
The Secret Doctrine (Complete 3 Volumes)
Author: Helena Blavatsky
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 1599
Book Description
The Secret Doctrine is one of the most influential esoteric and occult books of all time. In the first part of the book the author explains the origin and evolution of the universe itself, in terms derived from the Hindu concept of cyclical development. While in the second part she describes the origins of humanity through an account of "Root Races" said to date back millions of years.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 1599
Book Description
The Secret Doctrine is one of the most influential esoteric and occult books of all time. In the first part of the book the author explains the origin and evolution of the universe itself, in terms derived from the Hindu concept of cyclical development. While in the second part she describes the origins of humanity through an account of "Root Races" said to date back millions of years.