Today's written language is quickly becoming history. Just as the carved tablet has
become a conversation piece in the archeologist's living room, the written language is
quickly becoming as ancient as the dead sea scrolls.
A new form of visual communication is taking over the entire world. Languages from
across this widespread planet are now becoming more accessible to ever culture. As the
pen and pencil begin to disappear into the history books, keyboards and monitors are
making it easier for people to communicate in fast and effective ways.
The Hebrew Language has always been mysterious and bastardized , composed of
ancient Greek and Egyptian symbol derivatives. The language eventually became
independant, although it remains very mysterious, and is used mainly by the Israelites.
Hebrew writing has now taken a new form , a form of which the English language has taken
for many years. This new form called "type" is not new by any means, however, up until
a few years ago, it was impossible to find a Hebrew Typeface on any word processing
unite unless it was a specialized typewriter made in Jerusalem. The new Hebrew type has
now been transformed into a computer compatible typeface found in two forms; script and
print. The script form of the Hebrew type is equal to the commonly used italic form of
the English typeface. Hebrew print form is a more linear and boxy form of the hebrew
lettering.
The Hebrew fonts and word processing software is easily downloadable to anyone though
access to the internet. These programs are not compatible with English software but work
on their own to allow for the ease of typing and printing of Hebrew documents. They also
allow for communication and access of the Hebrew language through the internet and
e-mail.
Through this new step we see that the written language has taken another step forward in
it's evolution. Language has become more easily understood by other cultures and has
diminished the distance and the miscommunication between what at times seems to be a
completely different world.
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