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  2. History of writing - Wikipedia

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    Each historical invention of writing emerged from systems of proto-writing that used ideographic and mnemonic symbols but were not capable of fully recording spoken language. True writing, where the content of linguistic utterances can be accurately reconstructed by later readers, is a later development. As proto-writing is not capable of fully ...

  3. List of writing systems - Wikipedia

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    Writing systems are used to record human language, and may be classified according to certain common features.. The usual name of the script is given first; the name of the languages in which the script is written follows (in brackets), particularly in the case where the language name differs from the script name.

  4. Writing system - Wikipedia

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    This definition excludes a broader class of symbolic markings, such as drawings and maps. [a] [4] A text is any instance of written material, including transcriptions of spoken material. [5] The act of composing and recording a text is referred to as writing, [6] and the act of viewing and interpreting the text as reading. [7]

  5. List of creators of writing systems - Wikipedia

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    This is an alphabetical list of any individuals, legendary or real, who are purported by traditions to have invented alphabets or other writing systems, whether this is proven or not. A [ edit ]

  6. Chinese characters - Wikipedia

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    Chinese characters are accepted as representing one of four independent inventions of writing in human history. [ b ] In each instance, writing evolved from a system using two distinct types of ideographs —either pictographs visually depicting objects or concepts, or fixed signs representing concepts only by shared convention.

  7. Rongorongo - Wikipedia

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    If rongorongo does prove to be writing and to be an independent invention, it would be one of very few inventions of writing in human history. [ 3 ] Two dozen wooden objects bearing rongorongo inscriptions, some heavily weathered, burned, or otherwise damaged, were collected in the late 19th century and are now scattered in museums and private ...

  8. Writing - Wikipedia

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    Writing technologies from different eras coexist easily in many homes and workplaces. During the course of a day or even a single episode of writing, for example, a writer might instinctively switch among a pencil, a touchscreen, a text-editor, a whiteboard, a legal pad, and adhesive notes as different purposes arise. [16]

  9. Penmanship - Wikipedia

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    Penmanship is the technique of writing with the hand using a writing instrument. Today, this is most commonly done with a pen, or pencil, but throughout history has included many different implements. The various generic and formal historical styles of writing are called "hands" while an individual's style of penmanship is referred to as ...