The perception of simplicity varies, and the depth of a message relies on context. If you prioritize brevity, explore languages like Toki Pona or Mini.

Yasmina Aidoune

Thank you so much for your answer. Since I am not familiar with linguistics, I am sorry my question is too implicit. My question is revised below.

For instance, computers use binary codes to transfer messages. If we want to store a character like "A", the character will be transferred to an 8-bit binary code. If we want to store "Hello" in a computer, more than 40 bits of binary code is required. However, this is too long for me. I am looking for a language, that uses simple shapes to represent as many complex messages as possible. For instance, Egyptian Hieroglyphs use different shapes to present different things or phenomena. Is there any language representing message with simple shapes that not that long as binary codes.

Thanks,

Wei

The highest level of understanding - to understand each other without words. There is a hidden internal contradiction in your question. You can't have a simple alphabet of symbols and short messages at the same time. You have to find a compromise between two extreme solutions. The first one is binary coding. You have 2 symbols (typically 0 and 1, but they can be any other, it can be '." and "-", as in Morse code - the important thing is that there are two). It is simple, but it carries little information. Therefore, to convey more complex information, you must use more symbols (e.g. ASCII character - 8 bits, Unicode character - 16 bits). On the other side, you will have languages ​​with very large alphabets, e.g. Chinese or ancient Egyptian, where you can use a single symbol convey a whole word = the equivalent of several dozen to even several hundred bits if you wanted to convey similar information using the binary alphabet. You have a small number of characters in the message, but the large number of symbols you have to manipulate makes it not easy. The Phoenician alphabet was such a compromise, in which symbols correspond to individual sounds, and words are represented by a relatively short sequence of a relatively small number of symbols. The Greek, Latin, Cyrillic, Arabic, Georgian and other alphabets work on a similar principle. In computing technology, such a compromise is the hexadecimal notation, in which you use four times fewer symbols to convey the same information as in binary notation, using a short and easy alphabet. To facilitate the interpretation of information, you can use the above-mentioned ASCII or Unicode encoding. Then you don't have to remember that "A" is 41h or 01000001b (0041h or 0000000001000001b for unicode). If you want to transmit information using a smaller string of symbols, you can use various compression algorithms, but to interpret the compressed string of symbols, it will need to be properly decompressed by the recipient. You may also be interested in Base64 encoding. I think that "A Mathematical Theory of Communication" by C. E. Shannon may be an interesting read for you.

Paweł Kaczmarzyk Thank you so much for your answer.

اللّغة العربيّة؛ عمود بلاغتها يقوم على الإيجازوالاختصار؛ لأنّها تعبّر عن المعاني الكثيرة جدًّا بألفاظ قليلةٍ وبلمحةٍ خاطفةٍ؛ وهي تعتمد على تقنيات كثيرةٍ منها: الحذف، العبارات الجامعة أو جوامع الكلم، المشترك اللّفظي والترادف، مناسبة المقام لمقتضى الحال، الإقحام دون حشو، استخدام الضمير للإحالة والاختصار....إلخ

Drouche Abed Русский. По-русски всё можно сказать используя только одно слово. Это слово - синоним всего в мире и даже самого мира. И оно очень короткое - составляется всего из трёх букв. Но только в этим слове никакиго красноречия ни поезии вообще нет:)

Paweł Kaczmarzyk شكرًا لك على الإفادة، وأنا أعترف أنّ اللّغات تتفاوت فيما بينها، وقد يكون لها خصائص مشتركةٌ فيما بينها بحث فيها اللّسانيّون وحاولوا من خلالها تكوين النّحو الكلّيّ كأمثال اللّسانيّ الأمريكي نعوم تشومسكي، ولكن يبقى مع ذلك لكلّ لغة خصائصها المميّزة؛ ومن خصائص اللّغة العربيّة الفريدة حقًا ما تتمتّع به من خصيصة الإيجاز، تحاياي لك.

Drouche Abed I don't know Arabic, but I have heard many times that it is a very subtle language that allows for word games, subtexts, allusions, ambiguity and nuances, which makes it good for creating poetry or jokes. I see similar features in Slavic languages, because I speak several of them.

I don't see this feature in English, but maybe that's because I speak it much worse:)

Since a picture is worth a thousand words something as simple as an emoji has become popular.

Leon Casaubon 3A29h

Both Paweł and Leon seems close to complete this thread, therefore I would add a few words that there are also QR code symbols, but also genetic code symbols (Nucleotide symbols) as well neuronal codes etc

Grigori Evreinov Yes, but both QR and DNA are de facto binary coding.

It's good that you brought up this topic, because useful information is one thing, but there is also redundant information needed for proper addressing and interpretation of information and for error correction. Such redundant information occurs both in QR and genetic information, as well as in data carriers and telecommunications protocols. Even when reading a simple text, you have additional information in your head that allows you to identify the language, its grammatical structures and the meaning of words. Note that often in the case of individual words, without knowing the context, you cannot be sure of their meaning, and sometimes even in what language these words are written.

Such redundant information can also be optimized, although in practical implementations it is often more profitable to increase the data packing density at the price of deteriorating SNR and the need to increase the volume of redundant information necessary to maintain the integrity of the message.

Sure, you (Paweł) are quite right, we always should consider the problem in question related to information from all angles and aspects that might be not explicitly stated or obviously present by default.