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The Writing Revolution: Cuneiform to the Internet

By Amalia E. Gnanadesikan
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By Amalia E. Gnanadesikan
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An exploration of the original Information Technology – the writing systems of history

The Writing Revolution: Cuneiform to the Internet explores the origins, historical development, adaptations, linguistic properties, cultural context, and social impact of one of humankind's greatest inventions: writing systems. Now in its second edition, this popular book traces the history of writing from the earliest proto-cuneiform tablet to the latest AI-generated text. Author Amalia E. Gnanadesikan o...

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PhilosophyLinguistics & SemioticsLinguistics & Semiotics - General & MiscellaneousHistorical (Diachronic) Linguistics