Most of the world’s languages are written alphabetically; in an alphabetic writing system the basic components represent sounds only without any reference to meaning. For example, the letter “b” in ...

For almost 120 years, the writing system known as "Linear Elamite" was considered illegible. Now a team of archaeologists claims to have partially deciphered the writing system. But other researchers ...

MONTEREY PARK >> In fear of being sued, the City Council on Wednesday once again postponed its decision to pass a “modern Latin alphabet” ordinance for business signs. If passed, the law would require ...