# Richard Sproat 2017: A computational model of the discovery of writing

> Richard Sproat, 2017. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Simulation of how a concept-based symbol system becomes phonetic writing when symbols…

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# A computational model of the discovery of writing

Richard Sproat, 2017.

**Proto-cuneiform: the archaic texts of Uruk** Articledoi: **[10.1075/wll.00004.spr](https://doi.org/10.1075/wll.00004.spr)** 0

## What it's used for here

Simulation of how a concept-based symbol system becomes phonetic writing when symbols are repeatedly mapped onto morphemes; predicts faster phonetisation in languages with monosyllabic morphemes (the Sumerian route). Written Language and Literacy 20(2). Open-source code on GitHub.

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[A simulation shows that a concept-based symbol system becomes phonetic writing by repeated use for a language with…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-cuneiform/evidence/EVD0DEDXNE0BMYH/a-simulation-shows-that-a-concept-based-symbol-system)

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[Proto-cuneiform: the archaic texts of Uruk](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-cuneiform)

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[When and how did phonetic spelling begin in Mesopotamian writing?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-cuneiform/questions/QST0DEDT8N8Y2GZ/when-and-how-did-phonetic-spelling-begin-in-mesopotamian)

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## Cite it

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Richard Sproat (2017). A computational model of the discovery of writing. https://doi.org/10.1075/wll.00004.spr
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