Do you know these languages don’t use letters to speak?

Writing is more than letters; it is a reflection of culture, thought, and history. While alphabets like English or Devanagari ...
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Hidden Letters: The power of female-led script in rural China

On Oct. 9, the East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALC) department hosted a documentary screening of “Hidden Letters” in ...
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Exploring Unique Writing Systems: Beyond the Alphabet

Understanding Logographic Systems What is a Logographic System? Traditionally, languages are thought to require an alphabet for written communication, consisting of letters like A, B, and C. However, ...
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Most assume writing systems get simpler. But 3,600 years of Chinese writing show it’s getting increasingly complex

This research was conducted with Simon Jerome Han as lead author. Piers Kelly receives funding from an ARC DECRA Fellowship. Charles Kemp's work on this project was supported by an ARC Future ...