How did the Phoenicians influence language today?



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by creating precise maps of cultural language interactions as they traded

by creating precise maps of cultural language interactions as they traded

by creating the world's first paper and making written records portable

by creating the world's first paper and making written records portable

by creating an alphabet that linked symbols to words in a spoken language

by creating an alphabet that linked symbols to words in a spoken language

by creating an alphabet that linked symbols to sounds in a spoken language

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The correct response is:

by creating an alphabet that linked symbols to sounds in a spoken language.

The Phoenicians are credited with developing one of the earliest known alphabets, which represented sounds rather than entire words or syllables. This innovation laid the groundwork for the alphabets used in many modern languages today.