Peter T. Daniels scripsit:

> Yes. "Logographic" means that what the symbol encodes is a word (a
> morpheme, to be more precise). Or, as C. F. Hockett put it, a
> logographic system is a syllabary that distinguishes homophones.

Why call it "logographic" if it encodes morphemes rather than words?
That merely confuses the issue when dealing with genuine logograms
(which do exist, even though there are no genuinely logographic
writing systems).

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theory drives us, and given the importance of a sense of moral purpose
in helping us cope with life, a refusal to believe Darwin's theory may
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