This week in class we immediately worked in small groups to discuss certain topics in the reading. My group had the concept of logographic and we all discussed how we thought a logographic writing system worked. I had the idea that in languages that use this writing system there is a symbol to represent each word. I think that is only partly true, in that there can be certain morphemes that a represented as well. Anyone can feel free to correct me if I am wrong about this. : ) It was interesting to hear Lillian's view on the Chinese writing system and bless her heart for being patient and answering all of our questions during the group discussion. I found that she was able to put the whole concept into a real life context that I was able to understand.
We then got together as a class and discussed the 3 different systems of writing. (the other two are alphabetic and syllabic) It was interesting to hear how the different systems of writing work and how different they are from the alphabetic system that I have come to know and love. I also realized that I want to learn a language that uses the logographic system of language because it seems so poetic and artistic. It seems like a very difficult task to undertake but also rewarding.
After discussing the different types of writing systems Esther talked about our quizzes. Yikes! I am so happy that she decided to drop the last 2 portions of the quiz and I feel better knowing that some other people in the class had trouble with it.
As of now I feel like I have a firm grip on the material and I just need to keep reading every single word assigned otherwise I know I will be a lost duck.
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