Alphabetic writing systems

Today is the feast day of Saint Dyfrig St Dyfrig or Dyffryn (in Latin, Dubricius) was one of the great Celtic saints prominent in the history of Wales in the 5th, 6th and 7th centuries of Christianity. The earliest account of his life appeared in the twelfth century, some five hundred years after his death. According to this account, he was thought to be the son of Eurddil, daughter of Pebia Claforwg, Prince of Ergyng, which is now part of modern Herefordshire; he was born at Madley on the River

Over 5,000 years ago the people of Mesopotamia created a form of writing, making it the first recorded language. This writing was a way to communicate and record information. This form of writing is called pictograms that then developed into a script called cuneiform. Pictograms where very easy, there one symbol indicated what was there to be counted and another symbol that indicated the amount or the number. But as the numbers where higher it started to be more difficult so indograms where created

Writing has been common since times before the Common Era. Writing is the activity of marking coherent words on paper and composing text. It can also be referred to as something typed on a computer and published. Every language spoken has a coordinating written language. Several alphabets have been produced and used, some of them are no longer used but we still study them for historical purposes. Sentences are composed of strings of letters that make words and punctuation that make up thoughts that

Many people don't know that the sumerians influenced many of the items that are in great use nowadays. To some people they don't conclude that somethings were in fact created years ago. Sumerians helped improve the economy. One of their few great inventions, was the wheel it became a very useful and important part of our everyday live. The wheel was invented rather later in time. When it was first created it was due to the fact that metal tools were needed to chisel fine-fitted holes. It was a

Without the usage of ancient writing, we would know nothing about history, which makes an ancient writing systems so important. The first type of writing originated in Mesopotamia, but the writing featured will cover ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, the ancient Greek alphabet, and the ancient Chinese writing systems. These written languages originated around their area without the knowledge of other known writing systems. The Egyptians had hieroglyphics, while the Greeks had the Phoenician script

The Manchu writing system was developed before the Manchu conquest of China, originating from a different language than its spoken form. Due to the close network of alliances with the Mongols in preparation for the conquest of China, the leader of the Manchus, Nurhachi, favored the Mongol writing system with a modified version of the old Uighur script that they were already using. The script was used as the national writing system for Manchu in communication with the Mongols, because it is the most

society where both literate and illiterate people can understand. He explains that the “writing’s color, materiality, and form” matter more than what the actual content (84). Therefore, even illiterate people can comprehend the importance of a piece of writing (84). In fact, calligraphy on placards were used as a “form of social control,” and this even worked on people who did not understand the words (85). For example, there were some texts so powerful that just their presence was enough to be “an instrument

different writing styles. The Vietnamese language is the mother tongue of over sixty million people

was the only boyfriend I had ever had and I was completely devastated. I had always written a little on my own and had been good in English classes, but I never wrote as much as I did that summer. I was hurt, angry, and feeling incredibly insecure. Writing was my salvation. It was the only way I had to express my feelings because I did not really have anyone to talk to about my feelings and concerns. For the entire summer, I moped around and wrote depressing poems constantly. I was miserable. When

Coming into Language “There is more pleasure to building castles in the air than on the ground.” This quote by Edward Gibbon illustrates the intensity of writing and what gratification it can hold. When one writes, they are not confined to one certain formula. A person is able to express their thoughts and feelings in any way they choose. Language is a border for many people in that some cannot comprehend a certain language, understand how to use it, or recognize what is being said to them. On the