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“omne verbum sonat.
Cum enim est scripto,
non verbum
sed verbi signum est;
quippe inspectis
a legente litteris occurrit animo,
quid voce prorumpat.”
Aurelius Augustinus, 354 - 430
Any word ‘sonat’ (sounds; is sounded). Therefore, when it is
written it is not a word, but the sign of a word;
when the reader
sees them, the letters impinge upon the mind,
which breaks out
in voice.
Augustine (trans. J. Marchand)
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