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Deciphering Ancient Scripts: Interview with Silvia Ferrara

Words for Granted - An etymology and linguistics podcast

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Writing Systems

It's not contrived in the sense of, i mean, there are some examples of rived, deliberate scripts. But generally speaking, scripts that emerge organically from cultures,. they're a, like you said, slowly developed andand first and foremost social in their nature. A, which is to say, a, maybe maybe you could a say better what i'm trying to say, but it's basically consensus, likeis. It's something that needs harmony between people and groups.

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