ANCIENT ILLITERACY?

Ancient writing is conventionally approached as a counterpart of speech, as in the dyad orality/literacy. Alphabetical writing systems are often regarded as superior precisely because they are better able to record speech. This paper takes inspiration from the work on ancient Near Eastern writing sy...

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Published in:	Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies Vol. 58; no. 2; pp. 31 - 43
Main Author:	WOOLF, GREG
Format:	Article
Published:	Oxford University Press / USA Dec2015
Subjects:	History of writing History of alphabets Literacy Oral communication Illiterate persons Greece
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