Elements of visual language
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The authors propose a structural classification and vocabulary for visual languages. The visual grammars that comprises the elements of such a language is defined. The usual elements are composed of: (1) the visual alphabet, a set of visual primitives in a visual language; (2) the visual syntax, compositions of primitives to form visual statements; (3) interaction, user-to-system communications; and (4) structure, rules combining sublanguages into a language. The classification of the visual elements is viewed as a linguistic description of visual language.<
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Visual Languages, 1988., IEEE Workshop on
Date of Conference: 10-12 Oct. 1988