To obtain a greater degree of permanence the time symbols of oral speech had to be converted into the space symbols of written speech.... The crucial stage in the evolution of writing occurred when ideographs became phonograms...


Time in History: Views of Time from Prehistory to the Present Day (1988)


To obtain a greater degree of permanence the time symbols of oral speech had to be converted into the space symbols of written speech.... The crucial ...

To obtain a greater degree of permanence the time symbols of oral speech had to be converted into the space symbols of written speech.... The crucial ...

To obtain a greater degree of permanence the time symbols of oral speech had to be converted into the space symbols of written speech.... The crucial ...

To obtain a greater degree of permanence the time symbols of oral speech had to be converted into the space symbols of written speech.... The crucial ...