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> The whole purpose of text is to _unambigously_ convey information. The purpose of text is to convey information, ambiguously or not. Text is a coherent and
by gkya 10y ago
> The whole purpose of text is to _unambigously_ convey information.
The purpose of text is to convey information, ambiguously or not. Text is a coherent and cohesive group of one or more sentences. A logo is not text, it is a graphic that represents an establishment or a brand. It may include some text, but it is as text as a photo of a road sign with some text on it is.
- datenwolf 10y ago> Text is a coherent and cohesive group of one or more sentences That would be prose¹ (and to some degree poetry). Text² is an object that can be read. And by that definition… > A logo is not text … yes, a logo can be text. ---- 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prose https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prose 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_(literary_theory) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_(literary_theory)
- gkya 10y agoRead better into your wikipedia articles. This is how your #2 continues: > It is a coherent set of signs that transmits some kind of informative message.