The Functions and Toposyntax of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs

The goal of this paper is to provide a semiotically-informed description of the functions and syntax of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. Section 1 provides background information about the hieroglyphic writing system. The variety of functions fulfilled by its graphemes is discussed in Section 2, with a...

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Main Author: Stéphane Polis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université de liège 2018-10-01
Series:Signata
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/signata/1920