created. Languageexisted long befor

created. Language
existed long before writing came into existence. The advent of writing can be said
to have emerged when man started to settle down. The initial writing found was in
form of pictures. Egyptians developed the most famous and well-known form of
picture writing known as the hieroglyphics (Larkin, 1999).
Early Writing
Initially man used to express and record through signs and pictures on
walls of caves and later on clay tablets. The Mesopotamians developed one of the
earliest writing systems, they had specialist known as scribes. These scribes were
the only ones who could write. Their writing system was essentially used to
measure barley, which was considered the most important commodity at that
time. (Larkin, 1999)
Writing Systems
As time passed and man progressed these signs became more
sophisticated and instruments for writing were developed. Cuneiform script came
into existence and it was used in different cities to record a variety of information
such as temple activities, business and trade. Eventually it was also used to write
stories, myths and personal letters. It is debated that writing systems were
developed in four major civilizations: Indus valley in Ancient India, Chinese,
Mesopotamian, and Egyptian independently but around the same time. (Daniels
& Bright, 1996)
As man evolved, so did writing. Greeks developed the earliest ways of
writing which is quite similar to the modern writing system. They used to write
with metal stylus on wax-coated tablets. The invention and use of ink by Chinese
took writing to new heights. Advancement in technologies altered what was
written and how it was produced. During the Golden age of Islam, Arabic script
was prominently used everywhere and it became one of the world's standard
scripts. By the end of 16th century old Roman and Greek letters were transformed
into twenty-six alphabets letters, as we know today.

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dibuat. Bahasaada jauh sebelum menulis datang menjadi ada. Munculnya menulis dapat dikatakanuntuk muncul ketika orang mulai untuk menetap. Menulis awal yang ditemukan padabentuk gambar. Mesir dikembangkan bentuk paling terkenal dan terkenalgambar menulis dikenal sebagai hieroglif (Larkin, 1999).Awal tulisanLaki-laki awalnya digunakan untuk Check dan merekam melalui tanda-tanda dan gambar didinding gua-gua dan kemudian pada tablet tanah liat. Edimmu dikembangkan salahawal menulis sistem, mereka memiliki spesialis yang dikenal sebagai ahli-ahli Taurat. Para juru tulis ini yangsatu-satunya yang bisa menulis. Sistem tulisan mereka pada dasarnya digunakan untukukuran jelai, yang dianggap sebagai komoditi paling penting pada saat ituwaktu. (Larkin, 1999)Sistem penulisanSeperti waktu berlalu dan pria berkembang tanda-tanda ini menjadi lebihcanggih dan instrumen untuk menulis dikembangkan. Script runcing datangmenjadi ada dan itu digunakan di kota yang berbeda untuk merekam berbagai informasiseperti Kuil kegiatan, bisnis dan perdagangan. Akhirnya itu juga digunakan untuk menuliscerita, mitos dan surat-surat pribadi. Hal ini diperdebatkan bahwa sistem penulisan yangdikembangkan di empat peradaban besar: Lembah Indus di India kuno Cina,Mesopotamia dan Mesir secara mandiri tetapi sekitar waktu yang sama. (Daniels& Bright, 1996)Seperti manusia berevolusi, begitu juga menulis. Orang Yunani mengembangkan cara-cara awalmenulis sangat mirip dengan sistem tulisan modern. Mereka digunakan untuk menulisdengan logam stylus lilin-dilapisi tablet. Penemuan dan penggunaan tinta oleh Cinamengambil menulis ke ketinggian baru. Kemajuan dalam teknologi mengubah apaditulis dan bagaimana itu diproduksi. Selama zaman keemasan Islam, Arab.adalah mencolok digunakan di mana-mana dan menjadi standar di duniascript. Pada akhir abad ke-16 huruf Rom dan Yunani yang lama disulapke huruf abjad dua puluh enam, yang kita kenal sekarang.