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if they really only used it for tabular record keeping, why are scholars convinced that there exists a (written) grammar to be deciphered? maybe they only used
by radarsat1 4y ago
if they really only used it for tabular record keeping, why are scholars convinced that there exists a (written) grammar to be deciphered? maybe they only used writing for record keeping and not for anything else.. the article mentions some "cultic" texts but says they are mostly just repetitive word combinations, doesn't sound like there are much in the way of "sentences" at all.
- hprotagonist 4y agoInanna did her job, then :)
- mannykannot 4y agoIt seems there is at least some grammar: Among the most significant ones, Yves Duhoux demonstrated that the language behind Linear A makes heavy use of prefixes and suffixes for word-formation (that is, the individual syllables added at word-start or word-end to convey additional information, such as gender and number.)