Discovering language: The alphabet story

Duration: 14

Year Published: 1973

Creator: Coronet Film and Video

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Copyright: Registered 1Mar73 · MP24227 (Jul-Dec 1973) Copyright holder: Coronet Instructional Materials, a division of Esquire, Inc.:

Description: Presents the history of written language showing the development of different codes, from prehistoric picture writing to Egyptian hieroglyphics, to the Phoenician, Greek, and Roman alphabets, to show that the alphabet is one of several possible systems of writing and to explain why it is a good system., Surveys the history of written language and the development of the alphabet through a flashback from two boys using Morse code. Utilizes stills and animation to show cave paintings, the puzzle writing of the Egyptians, and the development of individual letters for consonant sounds by the Phoenicians. Records the Roman modification of the alphabet and the ways spoken English is written using a flexible adaptation of the letters.

Complete Record: Presents the history of written language showing the development of different codes, from prehistoric picture writing to Egyptian hieroglyphics, to the Phoenician, Greek, and Roman alphabets, to show that the alphabet is one of several possible systems of writing and to explain why it is a good system., Surveys the history of written language and the development of the alphabet through a flashback from two boys using Morse code. Utilizes stills and animation to show cave paintings, the puzzle writing of the Egyptians, and the development of individual letters for consonant sounds by the Phoenicians. Records the Roman modification of the alphabet and the ways spoken English is written using a flexible adaptation of the letters.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.