Essentially, they postulate that no full writing system can be completely pictographic or ideographic; it must be able to refer directly to a language in order to have the full expressive capacity of a language. Unger disputes claims made on behalf of Blissymbols in his 2004 book Ideogram.
Last update: 01/2001. These idioms are used on a daily basis in Portugal. The messages they convey are, for the most part, universal, and many other cultures have their equivalents. The uniqueness of these idioms is in the way the messages are expressed. The choice of words, in many cases, exposes traces of a culture centered around farming, fishing and Catholicism.
How to say hello in Portuguese. Posted on 12. Aug, 2008 by Transparent Language in Learning. Since itâs been a while since weâve gone way back to basics, today weâre going to look at how to greet someone in Brazilian Portuguese. 1. Ola! [olÃ¡-OH]. Lah this âmeans!â Helloâit s the more formal way to say. hello. 2! [oi]. Oy this âmeans.â Hiâit s the slightly less formal way to say. hello