alphabetismn.

Brit.

/ˈalfəbɛˌtɪz(ə)m/,

/ˈalfəbᵻˌtɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈælfəbəˌtɪz(ə)m/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alphabet n., -ism suffix.

Etymology: < alphabet n. + -ism suffix, in sense 2 after French alphabétisme (1866 in the text translated in quot. 1870 at sense 2). Compare earlier alphabetist n.In sense 3 after racism n., sexism n.², etc.; compare -ism suffix Additions b.

†1. In the terminology of ‘Olphar Hamst’: a pseudonym consisting of successive letters of the alphabet. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > marking > marking to identify > [noun] > with initials

alphabetism1867

initialing1884

1867 ‘O. Hamst’ Martyr to Bibliogr. 47 Alphabetism, as A.B.C., X.Y.Z., frequently used.

1868 ‘O. Hamst’ Handbk. Fictitious Names 175 X. Y. Z. alphabetism... Spain, Tangier, &c., visited in 1840 and 1841. Lond., S. Clarke, 1845.

2. Representation of spoken sounds by means of letters. Cf. syllabism n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > system of writing > [noun] > symbolic writing > alphabetic

alphabetism1870

1870 tr. in W. R. Scott Deaf & Dumb App. 264 Alphabetism..breaks up the syllable, and represents the consonant and vowel comprising it by distinct signs.

1879 Encycl. Brit. I. 602/1 Alphabetism, in which the syllable is no longer denoted by an indivisible symbol, but is resolved into vowel and consonant.

1906 F. D. Jermain In Path of Alphabet iii. 39 The tendency of all systems of writing is from ideographism to alphabetism.

1938 Libr. Q. 8 18 The Japanese language is absolutely without any relation to alphabetism.

2005 R. J. Dumbrill Archaeomusicol. Anc. Near East i. 17 One of the particularities shared by both written Sumerian and Akkadian is syllabism, not alphabetism, as is the case with languages such as ours.

3. Originally U.S. Prejudice or discrimination resulting from a person's position on a (notional) alphabetical list; spec. discrimination against people whose names begin with letters from the latter part of the alphabet. Also in extended use.Originally after racism, etc.: see the etymology.

ΚΠ

1978 Winnipeg Free Press 9 Nov. 43/4 A fight against the injustice of ‘alphabetism’ in the listings of the yellow pages in the phone book.

1989 Daily Tel. 16 Nov. 20/6 We've heard of racism and sexism, let's hear about alphabetism. Since my marriage my surname begins with W and I have become accustomed to being in the back row, and being the last on the list.

1990 Guardian 28 May 18/1 While striking a necessary blow against outdated classism he has been guilty of a practice hardly less pervasive in present day society, that of alphabetism.

2007 Personnel Today 1 May 15/4 Alphabetism disadvantages 50% of the population, and it is the same people—named after ‘M’—who suffer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	alphabetism
释义	alphabetismn. Brit. /ˈalfəbɛˌtɪz(ə)m/, /ˈalfəbᵻˌtɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈælfəbəˌtɪz(ə)m/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alphabet n., -ism suffix. Etymology: < alphabet n. + -ism suffix, in sense 2 after French alphabétisme (1866 in the text translated in quot. 1870 at sense 2). Compare earlier alphabetist n.In sense 3 after racism n., sexism n.², etc.; compare -ism suffix Additions b. †1. In the terminology of ‘Olphar Hamst’: a pseudonym consisting of successive letters of the alphabet. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > marking > marking to identify > [noun] > with initials alphabetism1867 initialing1884 1867 ‘O. Hamst’ Martyr to Bibliogr. 47 Alphabetism, as A.B.C., X.Y.Z., frequently used. 1868 ‘O. Hamst’ Handbk. Fictitious Names 175 X. Y. Z. alphabetism... Spain, Tangier, &c., visited in 1840 and 1841. Lond., S. Clarke, 1845. 2. Representation of spoken sounds by means of letters. Cf. syllabism n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > system of writing > [noun] > symbolic writing > alphabetic alphabetism1870 1870 tr. in W. R. Scott Deaf & Dumb App. 264 Alphabetism..breaks up the syllable, and represents the consonant and vowel comprising it by distinct signs. 1879 Encycl. Brit. I. 602/1 Alphabetism, in which the syllable is no longer denoted by an indivisible symbol, but is resolved into vowel and consonant. 1906 F. D. Jermain In Path of Alphabet iii. 39 The tendency of all systems of writing is from ideographism to alphabetism. 1938 Libr. Q. 8 18 The Japanese language is absolutely without any relation to alphabetism. 2005 R. J. Dumbrill Archaeomusicol. Anc. Near East i. 17 One of the particularities shared by both written Sumerian and Akkadian is syllabism, not alphabetism, as is the case with languages such as ours. 3. Originally U.S. Prejudice or discrimination resulting from a person's position on a (notional) alphabetical list; spec. discrimination against people whose names begin with letters from the latter part of the alphabet. Also in extended use.Originally after racism, etc.: see the etymology. ΚΠ 1978 Winnipeg Free Press 9 Nov. 43/4 A fight against the injustice of ‘alphabetism’ in the listings of the yellow pages in the phone book. 1989 Daily Tel. 16 Nov. 20/6 We've heard of racism and sexism, let's hear about alphabetism. Since my marriage my surname begins with W and I have become accustomed to being in the back row, and being the last on the list. 1990 Guardian 28 May 18/1 While striking a necessary blow against outdated classism he has been guilty of a practice hardly less pervasive in present day society, that of alphabetism. 2007 Personnel Today 1 May 15/4 Alphabetism disadvantages 50% of the population, and it is the same people—named after ‘M’—who suffer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1867
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