Module 13, Session 2, Activity 1

Layers of Language:
A Brief History of Written English

Marcia K. Henry, Ph. D.
Professor Emerita,
San Jose State University

~ Module 13, Session 2~
Activity 1

Spend some time inspecting this interesting website. You might first want to click on “Origins of Writing.” Go on to read about “Sounds and Phonetics” and “Historical Linguistics.”

Other links are also suggested. One of the most notable is
http://logos.uoregon.edu/explore/orthography Check out this web site for excellent examples of Chinese logographs.