suzmccarth wrote:

> Is any of this supposed to precede the spread of Sanskrit to China
> and Japan?

Would you _please_ READ something about the history of writing????

Seeley's History of Writing in Japan, one of the most turgid books ever
written, has been reprinted inexpensively by U Hawaii Pr and will answer
_all_ your questions about the development of Japanese writing.
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Peter T. Daniels grammatim@...