Development of Writing Development of Writing System and the Origin of System and the Origin of

AlphabetsAlphabets

안 울김민정

• pictogram

• logogram or ideogram ex)Chinese • cuneiform, hieroglyph• syllabary ex)Japanese: Katakana, Hiragana

• consonant writing system(consonant alphabets)

• phonemic writing system(phonogram)

Meaning Sound

Development of writing Development of writing systemsystem

Mixtec Pictogram

CuneiformCuneiform

HieroglyphHieroglyph

Cyrillic alphabetCyrillic alphabet

Semitic writing ↓

Greek Alphabet ↓

Roman Alphabet

Development of AlphabetsDevelopment of Alphabets

Semitic Writing B.C 2000 - Palestine, Syria The basis of all alphabetic writing Certain consonantal sounds

Ex) In Greek, aleph( 소 ) alpha beth( 집 ) beta

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Writing order of Greek In early days, 1. Right Left 2. boustrophedon

Eventually, Left Right

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Greek Alphabet - Alphabet in the modern sense of

the world

ex) Semitic Greek yod iota, I he epsilon, E

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All of the remaining Semitic symbols was used for the Greek consonants

- Most of the Semitic values were unchanged- Graphic forms were recognizably same

ex) gimel gamma, Γ daleth delta, Δ

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A curved form of gamma C (from Γ) [g] G ↓

[k]

Γ C, G Δ D Π P Σ S

The Romans Adopt the Greek AlphabetThe Romans Adopt the Greek Alphabet

Greek Roman Greek Roman Greek Roman

Α A Ι I Σ S

B B Κ K Τ T

Γ C, G Λ L Υ U, Y

Δ D Μ M Φ

Ε E Ν N Χ

F F Ξ X Ψ

Ζ Z Ο O Ω

H H Π P

Θ Ϙ Q

The Romans Adopt the Greek AlphabetThe Romans Adopt the Greek Alphabet

In ancient writing : Majuscules In medieval times : Minuscule

The Romans Adopt the Greek AlphabetThe Romans Adopt the Greek Alphabet

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