How alphabets change and develop with the runes as an example.

What is it about?

Signs in alphabets can be viewed in two ways: as their visual appearances once written or as the physical movements with the writing instrument that produce the sign. The latter point of view is crucial when explaining how the signs change over time. There are different tendencies operating here: facilitation in writing, clarity, the need to differentiate signs from each other.

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Why is it important?

This is the first time that the semiotic theories of William C. Watt and Herbert Brekle are applied to runes. The explanatory power of the theory is highlighted.