Ancient Writing and the History of the Alphabet

The Advent of A, E, and O (1x6)


Air date: May 19, 2023

The “ah” sound of a short letter “A” is the most basic building block of language. Examine the origins of the letter “A” as both a symbol and a sound and see why other vowels like “E” and “O” were developed later. Discover what the letter “A” can teach us about how the alphabet relates to language itself.

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