Todays Question

“Explain how hieroglyphics and emojis have influenced the creation and spread of language and culture over time and space.”

In the first article, If King Tut Could Text, the writer says something true when contrasting hieroglyphs and emojis, and that was that emojis serve as emotional shorthand. They are easy and convenient for the user, but the same thing can not be applied for hieroglyphs because earlier in the text it says that they had clear distinct meanings and it has always been hard to read them. Though its complexity is real, hieroglyphs literary impact is huge. In terms of hieroglyphic content, images run parallel to words, when we say something or read something we have an image of it in our head to begin with but to convey something in a concise manner that everyone can understand in a pictographic manner needs a well understanding of literary context. Pictograms are great for communication, sometimes, and other times they are not enough, hence the development of a language. Also, its worthy to mention that we do not speak in emojis or in Ancient Egypt they did not speak in hieroglyphs with each other. Both pictographic tools, however, have helped us break down language barriers and aided in our communication. The use of hieroglyphics allowed the ancient Egyptians to communicate and record their culture and history, while emojis have allowed us around the world to communicate and share our emotions and ideas in a way that transcends traditional linguistic barriers. This means it can communicate beyond. This ability has a direct impact on the development of written languages and the rapid spread of culture, and so cultures and ideas spread because pictorial speaking is universally understood by everybody.