Thinking the relationship between writing and speech
An example of quipu, a knot-based information system used by the Incas. This could be considered a form of proto-writing.
What is writing, exactly? That question began to fascinate me as I worked on my master's degree (in Spanish linguistics). There are a few posts on this blog on the topic (for example), but it's a question that I haven't yet grown tire…
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