单词 | proto-literate |
释义 | > as lemmasproto-literate proto-literate adj. Brit. /ˌprəʊtə(ʊ)ˈlɪt(ə)rət/ , U.S. /ˌproʊdoʊˈlɪdərət/ of or relating to the early stages of literacy in a culture or society; characterized by the use of primitive or unsophisticated forms of writing.ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > system of writing > [adjective] > primitive proto-literate1942 1942 P. Delougaz & S. Lloyd Pre-Sargonid Temples i. 123 The architectural history of the Sin Temple bears out..the subdivision of the Early Dynastic period into three and the Proto-literate into at least two distinct phases. 1971 Nature 30 Apr. 552/1 The signs on these three small baked clay plaques were accepted..as representing a script closely resembling the pictographic writing seen on the ‘protoliterate’ tablets from Uruk. 2001 World Archeol. 33 358 Interests include the politics of cultural performance in non- and proto-literate societies, and social and intellectual history of archeological thought and practice. < as lemmas |
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