Graphic Language in Law
Abstract
Language in this paper is understood as a system of signs of various physical nature, which serves cognitive and communicative functions in human thinking. Languages are formed naturally or created by man artificially for certain purposes. The graphic language as a class belongs to artificial language systems. Graphic language in law is not a unique phenomenon. The system of state symbols studied by heraldry is a variety of the graphical language, just as traffic signs and other signs in transport — water, sea, air, rail, pipeline. The military have a system of symbols of their own such as grade and branch insignia. Industrial signs and designs (for radiation, high tension, magnetic fields) is another example. This paper will attempt to disclose the concept of graphic language and to justify its role in law. The functions of the graphics language and the main types of schemes are considered. The main stages of the schematization process are shown. The author's point of view on the ratio of schematization and visualization, graphic concept and grapheme is expressed. Specific examples are used to demonstrate the possibilities of multi-layered visuals as one of the most promising contemporary varieties of schematization. According to the author, artificial intelligence and natural intelligence are complementary and should interact and mutually develop — co-develop. It means that not only machines should master various functions of human thinking but man equally needs to learn from machines in certain cases — in order to be able to form ontologies, synthesize algorithms, understand the language and operational logic of artificial intelligence. The graphic language, the one of drawings, schemes, graphs, which is quite abstract and formalized but at the same time understandable and proportionate to ordinary
human thinking, could thus become a "bridge" between artificial and natural intelligence. From this point of view, there is obvious promise in the development and use of different types of graphic languages in law, as well as in other humanitarian areas of human activity.
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