Writing is understood to be a set of signs for the visual preservation of human language. Within cultural history, creating and employing writing require (1) its usability, (2) a considerable degree of language analysis and (3) a triggering idea. Since writing can be mastered effortlessly even by six-year-olds and - once in existence - can be used for the most varied cultural purposes, the decisive fa…
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Röllig, Wolfgang (Tübingen),
Wachter, Rudolf (Basle) and
Rives, James B. (Toronto),
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