
Sequential pictograms
We shall see very often that some compound pictograms follow a sequence, both stages separated by an arrow
( ).
For instance, To transform is picted
,
meaning that the first picto
( )
is transformed into the second
( )
to show that a thing becomes a different one. Or take the picto
( ).
We see here that the man who was just walking is
running now, he is Accelerating. And we may reverse the pictos:
.
This will mean To slow down.
.
This will mean To stop.
Sequential pictograms are another important tool in Signology and a source of
meanings of all kinds. For instance:
: The fire went on
The second element in this picto is the same as the first, something that means
continuation. the dot at the left of the picto means, as we already know, first, that it
is a verb and second, that it is in the Past Tense.
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