Re: Non-linear / full-2d writing systems?

On 5/6/05, Sai Emrys <saizai@...> wrote:

However, "affixing" and similar concepts I think become meaningless -
> or at least, they would change significantly if nonlinearized. (After
> all, "suffix" only is a useful concept in a linear system [*cough*
> like speech *cough*]...)

Affixing doesn't specifically mean a word element added to give meaning. 
Affixing means simply attaching something. This is what I mean, you'd attach 
something to the meaning symbol to give it further meaning. This affix could 
go in any direction, which doesn't mean it's going to be linear. Hell, you 
could even surround a symbol with its affix in a sort of bubble.





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