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ALPHABET HISTORY
The alphabet is a set of characters of symbols used to communicate in a written form in a specific language. These characters may be different according to each nationality, but…
How did we get it?
This was a large process that started in the early days of civilization. People started searching a form of communication.
The first people that write things, draw symbols on rocks or shells; these symbols represented things of their daily life.
The Hunterer-gatherers, the name gave to the people that hunted animals and gathered nuts and berries for food, drew on cave walls or on animal hides to tell us how to hunt animals or where to find them. People were using a system of symbols to represent people, places and things.
The best example of this was developed in Egypt where hieroglyphs were used. Symbols were also used to represent water, buildings, food and other parts of life.
But the idea of an alphabet in which one symbol represents one sound, was fist used in Egypt in 1990 B.C.
The ancient Greeks adapted this alphabet and created their own. The ancient Romans refined it until it looks the same as the one we have. Now the idea of putting letters together to form words was born.
Towards 1000 BC the evolution of 4 other alphabets occurred: The Canaanites, Aramaic, South Semitic and Greeks Aramaic alphabet.
You can see by looking at letters from the Roman alphabet that these letters survive in our modern alphabet.
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English uses the Roman alphabet with minor modifications.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 7y agoThe first English alphabet was written in Anglo saxon and in use from the 5th Century. Very few examples have survived. Next, Latin script introduced by Christian Missionaries replaced Anglo Saxon from about the 7th Century. In the year 1011 a Monk recorded the traditional order of the Old English alphabet.
This was in existence for some time, with modifications between the 14th and 15th Centuries. By the 16th Century the language consisted of 26 letters. By the 19th Century the form became (almost) as we know in today.
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∙ 14y agoIt was not really, invented but borrow from Latin, adapted Greek, which borrowed and adapted from phoenicians, which use a system originating from ancient semites ajad.
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∙ 15y agoThe English alphabet is the Roman alphabet with some minor modifications.
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∙ 10y agoThe English alphabet was not discovered. It was adapted from Latin around the 8th Century.
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Who is discovered the English alphabet?
No one discovered the English alphabet. It was invented by Catholic monks who adapted the Latin alphabet to fit English.
Who discovered the English alphabet?
Nobody. The English borrowed the Latin alphabet in the 8th or 9th Century, and then modified it to fit the sounds of English.___English uses the Latin alphabet, which in turn developed from the Greek alphabet. That in turn developed from various alphabets in use in the Mediterranean region ... Nobody invented the alphabet.Nobody. It was invented. Alpha and beta are A and b in ancient Greek. ___ English uses the Roman alphabet, which in turn developed from the Greek alphabet. That in turn developed from various alphabets in use in the Mediterranean region ... Nobody invented the alphabet.
Who was the pioneer of the English alphabet?
There is no known pioneer of the English alphabet. Early monks adapted the Latin alphabet for use in English, but no one knows any of their names.
Why no j in the puritan alphabet?
The letter J was invented around the 15th Century, and it became standard in English by 1634.
How do you turn Greek alphabet in to English alphabet?
You don't. The Greek alphabet is quite different from the Latin alphabet (which is used for English).
Who invented English alphabet?
Romans invented the Latin alphabet. Early English monks adapted it for use in English.
Who is discovered the English alphabet?
No one discovered the English alphabet. It was invented by Catholic monks who adapted the Latin alphabet to fit English.
Who discovered the English alphabet?
Nobody. The English borrowed the Latin alphabet in the 8th or 9th Century, and then modified it to fit the sounds of English.___English uses the Latin alphabet, which in turn developed from the Greek alphabet. That in turn developed from various alphabets in use in the Mediterranean region ... Nobody invented the alphabet.Nobody. It was invented. Alpha and beta are A and b in ancient Greek. ___ English uses the Roman alphabet, which in turn developed from the Greek alphabet. That in turn developed from various alphabets in use in the Mediterranean region ... Nobody invented the alphabet.
Who was the pioneer of the English alphabet?
There is no known pioneer of the English alphabet. Early monks adapted the Latin alphabet for use in English, but no one knows any of their names.
Who was the first person to think of the alphabet?
The first written alphabet was invented in Sumer (Mesopotamia) around 4000BC. Other cultures had hiroglyphics, but an actual alphabet is Sumerian. The English type of letters are Greek.
Which alphabet formed the basis for the English alphabet?
The Latin Alphabet formed the basis for the English alphabet.
Who invented American alphabet?
The American English alphabet, which is a version of the Latin alphabet, was not invented by an individual. It evolved over time, with influences from various languages and cultures, and has been standardized to its current form through usage and consensus.
What is the first alphabet in English?
The first letter in english alphabet is "A"
Why no j in the puritan alphabet?
The letter J was invented around the 15th Century, and it became standard in English by 1634.
How do you turn Greek alphabet in to English alphabet?
You don't. The Greek alphabet is quite different from the Latin alphabet (which is used for English).
How does French alphabet compare with the English alphabet?
The French alphabet has 26 letters, just like the English alphabet. However, French includes accents on some letters, such as é, è, ê, and ç. Additionally, French does not use the letters W, K, or Y as frequently as English does.
Who inspired the English alphabet?
Nobody. English uses the Roman alphabet, which was inspired by the Greek alphabet.
