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https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/33530| Title: | Origin of the world's oldest languages | Contributor(s): | Iyengar, Arvind (author) |
Publication Date: | 2014-11-12 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/33530 | Abstract: | While the history of spoken language is probably almost as old as modern humans themselves, the history of written language is far more recent, at most four or five millennia old. This article outlines the origin and types of the major writing systems in use worldwide, and sheds light on their distinctive characteristics. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | The Armidale Express (Wednesday 12 November 2014), p. 6-6 | Publisher: | Australian Community Media | Place of Publication: | Australia | ISSN: | 2204-793X 0726-383X |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 200406 Language in Time and Space (incl. Historical Linguistics, Dialectology) | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 470406 Historical, comparative and typological linguistics 470411 Sociolinguistics |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 970120 Expanding Knowledge in Language, Communication and Culture 970116 Expanding Knowledge through Studies of Human Society 950304 Conserving Intangible Cultural Heritage |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 280116 Expanding knowledge in language, communication and culture 280123 Expanding knowledge in human society 130403 Conserving intangible cultural heritage |
HERDC Category Description: | C3 Non-Refereed Article in a Professional Journal |
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| Appears in Collections: | Journal Article School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences |
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