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The history of the alphabet is believed to have begun in Ancient Egypt, more than a millennium into the history of writing. The first consonantal alphabet found has emerged around 2000 BCE to represent the language of Semitic workers in Egypt, and was derived from the alphabetic principles of the Egyptian hieroglyphs. Nearly all alphabets in the world today either descend directly from this development or were inspired by its design
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoNo one knows for sure.
The earliest known alphabet was created by the Egyptians around 2700 BCE. It was a set of 24 hieroglyphics that represented consonant sounds. But they didn't write solely with these "letters." They mixed them with other hieroglyphs that represented whole words.
The Phoenicians were the first to come up with a writing system based ONLY on sounds. It was an Alphabet of 22 consonants and no vowels. This alphabet was established prior to 1050 BCE.
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∙ 13y agoThe ancient Egyptians were the first to use phonetic symbols mixed with logo-graphic symbols (symbols that represented whole words).
The Phoenicians were the first to use a purely phonetic alphabet.
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∙ 15y agoNo.
Many ancient civilisations had alphabets. It seems that the ancients Egyptians had an alphabet, as did the earliest Hebrews who used Semitic script.
The English alphabet is largely based on Latin, but there are also other influences in it. The Latin alphabet is derived from a variation of the Greek alphabet, but had a distinctive 'italic' style in contrast with the more rounded Greek letter style. Also Latin letters do not directly correspond with Greek letters, but were created to reflect the unique pronunciations of the Latin language. The Greek alphabet descended from the Phoenician alphabet, which itself was based on the ancient Egyptian 'alphabet' system of separate lettter forms for different consonants.
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ANOTHER ANSWER BY KHY EE SIEW: My social studies teacher said that our alphabet was based on the Phoenician's alphabet.
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∙ 13y agoThe alphabet we use today was adapted from the Roman and Greek alphabets over time.
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How did Phoenician people write in?
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Did the Phoenicians invent cuneiform?
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The Greeks adapted the Phoenician alphabet for their own communications.
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The ABC's
