The developing of writing

• Writing: a symbolic representation of spoken language via graphic signs
• spoken languages appeared long before written ones (spoken languages: between 100,000 and 50,000 years ago, written language: 5,000 years ago)
• The earliest precursors of writing: cave drawing, clay tokins
• cuneiform writing:The oldest writing system
• The most durable materials:—clay, stone
• pictogram : a way of writing in which a picture/drawing of an object is used to represent the object
• ideogram : a way of writing in which each symbol represents a concept. More symbolic
• Ideograms origin - Cuneiform writing(Sumerians)
• logogram : a way of writing in which each symbol represents a word. Abstract
• alphabet : a way of writing in which one symbol represents one sound segment
• syllabic writing (syllabary): a way of writing in which each symbol represents a syllable
• Consonant alphabet -sets of consonants with vowels beingfilledin by thereader
• Semitic scribt - source of the most alphabets
• Cuneiform- the oldest writing system. Words were divided into syllables.
• Rebus writing- represention of sounds in language via writng
• the Phoenicians - However, the first nation to come to use a syllabic writing system in 100%
• —alphabetic writing (Arabic, Hebrew)
• orthography - spelling
• digraph - A combination of two letters consistently used for a

  single sound