15 Concluding remarks
15.1 The importance of writing foreign names in the history of writing
The importance of writing foreign names in the history of writing cannot be exaggerated. The writing of the sounds of the names in a foreign language is basically the writing of the sounds of that foreign language. Usually attention is focussed just on the sound of a name, not its meaning. The form of writing that is built on the writing of foreign sounds may be crude at the outset; however, a fully-fledged writing system may, over time, develop from it. One good example is the birth of Greek alphabetic writing.
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