@twilliability
I wanted to convey the meaning of "languages that commonly use pictograms for writing" and thought it is clear what I mean.

But on top of that, there's a thing.

I have no idea whether it is linguistically correct to say so or not, but my personal impression is that written language and spoken language are two different languages. I know that what makes the difference between local dialects and languages is often disputed, but I have a feeling that there are "officially separate languages" that are closer to each other than different written languages or written and spoken versions of the same language. Sign languages, like BSL or JSL, are obviously considered their own languages, related to British and Japanese, due to massive difference in the way certain things can be expressed in them, right? Spoken language, with nuances of speech patterns, and somewhat different grammar and vocab, is also not the same as written language :florshed:​