| Lemma | writing vs painting |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Martinet (1962) |
| Titolo | A Functional View of Language |
| Sinonimi | |
| Rinvii | painting (inglese) writing (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | But writing becomes distinct from painting as soon as objects and figures are shifted ever so little from the respective positions which they would be expected to occupy in space, in order to suggest a succession reminiscent of the one our language units have in speech. |