The history of writing traces the development of writing systems [1] and how their use transformed and was transformed by different societies. The use of writing prefigures various social and psychological consequences associated with literacy and literary culture.. Each historical invention of writing emerged from systems of proto-writing that used ideographic and mnemonic symbols but were ... More @Wikipedia
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