I would like discovery fiction on the invention of written language, please!
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What about discovery non-fiction of the korean language hah
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I thought it was broadly known, a dude [or committee of dudes] just invented it en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangul
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Oh or you mean on the idea of written language in the first place (Hangul just being a very rare case of a designed from scratch one)
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Yes, the idea of written language in the first place, though this is extremely rad.
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I definitely made up silly written languages as "secret codes" when I was a kid but this guy made a whole civilization use his!!
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*hits bong* The Hall of Worthies is the OG Ink & Switch.
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I mean!! "The Korean alphabet, on the other hand, was designed so that even a commoner with little education could learn to read and write: "A wise man can acquaint himself with them before the morning is over; a stupid man can learn them in the space of ten days.""
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As far as I understand, Hangul *is* an alphabet, in the same sense that the Roman alphabet is.