The English Language
How has it developed over time and generations?
Glyphs & picture Writing
Internet Takeover!!!!
1. Pwned
Basically, It means to own something or be better at something. ex. "wow I am really good at the video game, but since I lost you pwned me."
2.lol
Means Laugh out loud, normally used in text or email.
3. Selfie
A selfie is a picture taken on a phone of yourself, then uploaded to social media. ex. "I took a selfie for instagram" Was voted the most used word of 2013
Although as time progressed we became more and more intelligent in the english language, we have come up with words that have "downgraded" the English language, making us follow the rules of grammar less, and therefore, have made it more confusing than thought possible.
Hieroglyphs
This Kind of writing was used by the Egyptians. As they got more advanced, this is what their alphabet consisted of.
Native American Picture Writing
Glyphs
Due to my research, I believe the English language has progressed very much over time.
Q & A
Q: How did the Mayan count?
A:The Mayan counted with lines and dots! The lines represented 5 and the dots represented one. They used a base 20 system! so a line under 2 dots would be 7
Q: are logograms only in the English language?
A:No. They were originally the basis of every language, but my conclusion was only on the English language. However, The idea of ideograms and logograms could be applied in all languages.
Q:What time frames were Logograms used in?
A: Trick Question! logograms are still used today in some languages such as Chinese, and in logos! (think about it, logo, logograms?) but their first recorded use was during the Shang dynasty (1500 - 1050 B.C.E)
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