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Blissymbols
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English
Etymology
en Bliss symbols.
Proper noun
A constructed language with only a written form, using ideographs invented by Charles K. Bliss after the Second World War.
en Blissymbolics
en 2020 Carla Sinclair Girl Genius Simon and Schuster 9781941367827 139 https://books.google.com/books?id=i_1UEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA139&dq=%22Blissymbols%22&hl=&cd=60&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Blissymbols%22&f=false In the 1970s, disabled people who couldn't write or speak—such as those with cerebral palsy—used Blissymbols to communicate by point to the drawings on a large board. It was time-consuming and required a person who knew Blissymbols to help translate.
Translations
constructed language
Finnish: fi bliss-kieli
German: de Bliss-Symbole p
Irish: ga siombailí Bliss f-p
Japanese: ja ブリスシンボル
See also
en Semantography
Noun
en noun form
en Blissymbol
Further reading
1 zbl
en eponyms
en Artificial languages