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... writings The first alphabet Definition and origin of phonog- raphy Definition of logog- raphy. tain objects and beings , on the other . Since these objects and beings have names in the oral language , the corre- spondence is further ...
... writings The first alphabet Definition and origin of phonog- raphy Definition of logog- raphy. tain objects and beings , on the other . Since these objects and beings have names in the oral language , the corre- spondence is further ...
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... WRITING The two main stages in the development of writing , fore- runners of writing and full writing , are listed in Table 2 , in the section Evolution of writing . In the same section , in the subsection " Logo - syllabic writings ...
... WRITING The two main stages in the development of writing , fore- runners of writing and full writing , are listed in Table 2 , in the section Evolution of writing . In the same section , in the subsection " Logo - syllabic writings ...
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... writings , including Cretan and Hittite , just as some of these considerations seem to support the theory of Egyptian influence upon the Cretan writing . As for the Egyptian writing , its origin occurred close to , and quite possibly ...
... writings , including Cretan and Hittite , just as some of these considerations seem to support the theory of Egyptian influence upon the Cretan writing . As for the Egyptian writing , its origin occurred close to , and quite possibly ...
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