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How standardized must a code be to be useful?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 October 2023

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Andrew M. Riggsby*
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Department of Classics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA ariggsby@mail.utexas.edu; https://utexas.academia.edu/AndrewRiggsby
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Abstract

If, as it appears, failure of standardization blocks the rise of general-purpose ideography, then a more precise characterization of “standardization” should help illuminate aspects of the process. Comparison is made with several histories of standardization to outline relevant dimensions and thresholds. This line of inquiry is particularly important for the forward-looking question of whether such ideography can ever arise.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e251
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