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From: Klaus Ole Kristiansen
Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 00:00

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John Woodgate <jmw@jmwa.demon.co.uk> writes:

>I see a difference between 'pictographic' and 'symbolic'. What I mean by
>the former is quasi-realistic representation of objects etc., as in a
>strip-cartoon, whereas 'symbolic' implies a stylization, as you see on
>the controls of a car or icons on a computer display.

That is not the difference.  A pictogram means what it shows, a symbol
means something else.  A picture of a fish, however stylized, meaning
"fish sold here" is a pictogram.  A picture of a fish, however realistic,
meaning "I am a Christian" is a symbol.

Klaus O K

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From: klaus@diku.dk (Klaus Ole Kristiansen)
Subject: Re: universal written language - a protocol for machine translation
Date: 1999/06/01
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