Description
Excerpt from Breaking the Spell
WE do not know who was the first man to write a word. For long centuries language existed only as speech. The invention of written signs to represent the spoken language was a momentous advance in civilisation. It made it possible to communicate thoughts to those at a distance, far beyond the range of the voice, thoughts that would survive even when the voice of the man that conceived them had long been hushed by death.
WE do not know who was the first man to write a word. For long centuries language existed only as speech. The invention of written signs to represent the spoken language was a momentous advance in civilisation. It made it possible to communicate thoughts to those at a distance, far beyond the range of the voice, thoughts that would survive even when the voice of the man that conceived them had long been hushed by death.
Détails du livre
Format
Broché
Pages
101 pages
Langue
Anglais
Publié
Jan 1, 2024
Éditeur
Forgotten Books
ISBN-10
1331887828
ISBN-13
9781331887829