The Lonely Life of a Glyph-breaker

Francesco PERONO CACCIAFOCO

The Lonely Life of a Glyph-breaker

Francesco PERONO CACCIAFOCO^*

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Department of Applied Linguistics

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Abstract

The essay, published by the magazine 'Aeon', is a reflection on what Language Deciphering is today and how life can get complicate (or 'bizarre') for a glyph-breaker. In our times, glyph-breakers cannot be anymore 'epic' figures like Champollion, Ventris, and Rawlinson, unfortunately, and that adds some 'confusion' to their role in academia and in the world of Science in general.

Original language	English
Type	Essay for 'Aeon'
Media of output	Online Magazine
Publisher	Aeon Media Group Ltd.
Number of pages	18
Place of Publication	Melbourne, Australia
Publication status	Published - 7 Apr 2025

Publication series

Name	Language and Linguistics
Publisher	Aeon Media Group Ltd.
ISSN (Electronic)	2059-9485

Keywords

Language Deciphering
Language Decipherment
Cryptanalysis
Historical Linguistics
Crypto-linguistics

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