The features of development of writing systems
The features of development of writing systems The article is devoted to analysis of the historical development of ancient writing systems in the context of the creative search for new means of transmitting meaning. It considers preliterate means of transferring meanings, the vrst picture writing system, the development of symbolic writing and also patterns of occurrence of the alphabet. The author comes to the conclusion about the changes of mentality in the development of graphic culture. Special attention is paid to the need to consider information about the development of alphabet in studying languages.