Theorizing Over 40 Years Personal Experiences with the Creation and Development of Minority Writing Systems of China

2006 ◽  
pp. 179-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongkai Sun
Keyword(s):  
Writing Systems ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Over 40 Years

Foreign schriftdenken in ausbau languages

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Constanze Weth ◽  
Daniel Bunčić
Keyword(s):  
Historical Context ◽  
Slavic Language ◽  
Writing System ◽  
Writing Systems ◽  
The Creation

Abstract The concept of schriftdenken describes how the knowledge of a writing system in use guides the creation of a writing system for a yet to be standardized language. Trubetzkoy described this effect with reference to the invention of the Glagolitic alphabet in the 9th century with Greek as the reference writing system. This paper demonstrates schriftdenken and measures to increase orthographic differences in two writing systems with a relatively young history: Luxembourgish (a Germanic language) and Rusyn (a Slavic language). In the Luxembourgish context, schriftdenken and orthographic separation are revealed by the historical context, whereas in the Rusyn context, both practices are related to different geographic contact situations in the countries where Rusyn is spoken and written. The reference languages for Luxembourgish are German, French and Dutch; for Rusyn, they are Russian, Ukrainian, Church Slavonic, Polish and Slovak.

Semiotics and writing systems

Semiotica ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 (205) ◽  
pp. 261-276
Author(s):  
Sergey G. Proskurin
Keyword(s):  
Physical World ◽  
Cultural Identities ◽  
Writing Systems ◽  
European Culture ◽  
The World ◽  
Semiotic Modeling ◽  
Letter Names ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Ritual Text

AbstractThis article deals with semiotic modeling in writing. The process of modeling is involved in the creation of new scripts and alphabets. The narrative describes the so called ABC-principle in action. Since the ABC code is also a text, the letters have meaningful collocations and the letter names have meaningful associations. The sequence of letters in an ABC is a meaningful syntagm within a ritual text. We shall attempt to prove that these parts of an ABC are meaningful micro-texts that constitute a model of the world as conceived in Indo-European culture. Together with rituals, alphabets have contributed to the formation of concepts of the physical world and cultural identities.

Orthography and identity in Cameroon

2001 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Bird
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Writing Systems ◽  
Tone Languages ◽  
European Languages ◽  
Nation States ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
New Nation

The tone languages of sub-Saharan Africa raise challenging questions for the design of new writing systems. Marking too much or too little tone can have grave consequences for the usability of an orthography. Orthography development, past and present, rests on many sociolinguistic issues having little to do with the technical phonological concerns that usually preoccupy orthographers. Some of these issues are familiar from the spelling reforms which have taken place in European languages. However, many of the issues faced in sub-Saharan Africa are different, being concerned with the creation of new writing systems in a multi-ethnic context — involving residual colonial influences, the construction of new nation-states, detribalization vs. culture preservation and language reclamation. Language development projects which crucially rely on creating or revising orthographies may founder if they do not attend to the various layers of identity (colonial, national, ethnic, local, or individual) that are indexed by orthography. This study reviews the history and politics of orthography in Cameroon, with a focus on tone-marking. The article concludes by calling present-day orthographers to a deeper and broader understanding of orthographic issues.

scholarly journals Shoot and Post: The Making of Educational Videos

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 247275122096616
Author(s):  
Jaee M. Naik ◽  
Florian M. Thieringer ◽  
Benedicta Beck-Broichsitter ◽  
Sabine Girod ◽  
Milind N. Naik
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Study Design ◽  
Educational Video ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Photo Documentation ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Educational Videos ◽  
The Creation

Study Design: Descriptive technical write-up. Objective: To describe the making of educational videos in 4 simple steps. Methods: There are 4 steps in the creation of an educational video, namely theme and script, preparation and equipment, filming, and postproduction. Results: The authors give details of each step of the video making process, with practical tips from personal experiences, product suggestions, and photo documentation. Conclusion: A 4-step approach to make high-quality educational videos for your patients, residents, and social media platforms is presented.

scholarly journals FANTASI MINIATUR DENGAN TEKNIK LOW HIGH KEY DAN LOW KEY DALAM FOTOGRAFI SENI

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-160
Author(s):  
Safira Aulia ◽  
Rabernir Rabernir
Keyword(s):  
Project Work ◽  
Final Project ◽  
Works Of Art ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Made In

This research explores the creation of photographic works of art with objects small objects as miniature man made in a story. Activities that are reflected in this miniature photos represent the author's personal experiences. Techniques of low key and high key are used as the supporter of the atmosphere in this miniature fantasy photos. Low key gives the feel of a dramatic, mysterious, sad, tense, whereas high key gives the feel of a cheerful, uplifting, and witty. The method used is experimental by sketching pictures, continued by making accessories and properties, adjust the lighting and composition the miniature that will be in the photo. In this final project work that generated tells different themes with theme support lighting.

scholarly journals Fault lines in education: dualization and diversification of pathways over 40 years of debate on education policy in Portugal

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Álvares
Keyword(s):  
Education Policy ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Recent Change ◽  
Educational Policies ◽  
Diachronic Analysis ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Education Courses ◽  
Over 40 Years ◽  
Newspaper Articles

The creation of Vocational Education Courses in 2012 rekindled recurring debates that shaped the process of institutionalization of basic education in Portugal and brought to light tensions between the need to diversify education pathways and to ensure equity. A diachronic analysis of educational policies was conducted based on legislation, parliamentary speeches and newspaper articles. The analysis traced the process of dualization of education in Portugal and identified six different periods that help to better understand the reasons for the recent change. It also revealed a story where actors, narratives and solutions reappear, even in face of new realities, raising theoretical questions about what drives change in policy.

Promoting Reflective Discourse through Connectivity

2010 ◽  
pp. 66-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathy L. Guthrie ◽  
Holly McCracken
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Online Service ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Virtual Spaces ◽  
Curricular Content ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Academic Courses ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Reflective Discourse

Connectivity is vital to the creation of virtual spaces in Web-based academic courses which allow for students to reflect on curricular content and personal experiences. This chapter provides a case study of online service-learning courses utilizing technology to promote reflective conversations and the development of emotional bandwidth.

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