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Some samples of "oracle bone" writing with Chinese characters date back to at least 1500 BCE, with symbols etched onto turtle shells and animals bones. However, recent archaeological discoveries indicate the Chinese writing system to have originated over five thousand years ago.
Archaeologists working in the ancient Near East say that the Hebrew language began as a dialect of the Canaanite language and developed as a distinct language a little before 900 BCE. The Hebrews continued to use the Canaanite alphabetic writing system, which dates back a further thousand years.
Based on this evidence, Chinese writing easily predates Hebrew writing although the Canaanite system, on which Hebrew is based, is at least as old as the oracle bone writing of early China.
Writing has certainly been in use in the Near East at least as early as 3000 BCE, and there is evidence of primitive 'writing' that dates back to at least 5000 BCE. At this stage, we can not say where or when the first forms of writing originated.
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Why did the japan import the Chinese number system?
Because when the Chinese came, they didn't have a written language of their own.
What is the oldest written language?
Greek, Hebrew, Or Chinese. The modern versions of these languages is different from the ancient ones, especially Hebrew, since it had essentially become a dead language, with no country to call its own for a thousand years. Greek is somewhat different, undergoing many alphabet simplifications and changes. The logarithmic Chinese writing system underwent simplification, but traditional Chinese is still used by about 30 million people. It is Chinese(5000 years old).
What has the author Shmuel Bolozky written?
Shmuel Bolozky has written: 'Word formation strategies in the Hebrew verb system' -- subject(s): Hebrew language, Verb, Word formation 'Measuring productivity in word formation' -- subject(s): Hebrew language, Word formation, New words '501 Hebrew verbs' -- subject(s): Hebrew language, Usage, Tables, Verb, Verbs
What has the author William G Boltz written?
William G. Boltz has written: 'The origin and early development of the Chinese writing system' -- subject(s): Chinese language, Writing
What is the middle east writing system?
Depends on the language. Hebrew is written one way, Arabic another. Writing the language means writing it in its own characters.
Who discovered the Chinese language?
The Chinese language evolved over thousands of years and does not have a single "discoverer." It is a complex system of written characters and spoken dialects that has developed over centuries in China.
Is the Chinese number system still in use?
Chinese numeral characters, which are part of the written Chinese language, are still in use. Arabic numerals are also widely used in China.
Why is the writing inscribed on the ancient oracle bones easily uderstood today?
The Chinese written language has remained remarkably constant over the centuries. Chinese scholars can understand the oracle bones because little in the orthographic system has changed.
How do you write h in Chinese?
Chinese is not an alphabetical language, it is ideographic language. Each Chinese character represents an idea or a word, not a letter. This means there is no 'h' or any other letter, either. For the benefit of foreigners learning Chinese, an alphabetic system called 'Pinyin' was devised in the early 1950s to represent the sounds of Chinese words. The letter 'h' and most other letters used in English appear in this Pinyin system, but this is not the written Chinese language.
What was an advantage of the Chinese writing system?
that only the chinese understended their language
What does the Hebrew alphabet mean?
The Hebrew alphabet is the writing system of the Hebrew language. It doesn't mean anything other than the list of letters used to write Hebrew.
Which country has the oldest continuosly used language system?
The country with the oldest continuously used language system is believed to be China, with the Chinese language dating back thousands of years. The written form of Chinese characters has remained largely unchanged for over two thousand years, making it one of the oldest continuously used writing systems in the world.
