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1. Rebus Principle

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   It is widely asserted in cognitive science that the successful application of the Rebus Principle introduces a significant cognitive leap. The reader must consciously suppress the depicted meaning of the sign in favor of its associated sound. This "semantic decoupling" is a prerequisite for full literacy in most complex writing systems.
   Some linguists suggest that cultures that failed to widely adopt the Rebus Principle remained locked in logographic constraints because the cultural inertia associated with meaningful symbols was too strong to overcome the neces…

2. Romanticism

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   Decline and Legacy
   By the mid-19th century, the excesses of high Romanticism began to wane, leading to movements like Realism and later Symbolism. However, its emphasis on interiority, the importance of the subconscious, and the artist as a visionary profoundly shaped subsequent cultural developments, notably influencing early modern psychology and the avant-garde movements of the 20th century.