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Writing Systems: A Linguistic Approach

By Henry Rogers

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2004
ISBN
0631234632, 9780631234630
LCC
P211 .R638 2005
Open Library ID
OL3681203M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
51 MB (53777973 bytes)
Series
Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics
Pages
341\341
Time added
2011-01-26 19:25:26

Description

Accessibly written, Writing Systems: A Linguistic Approach provides detailed coverage of all major writing systems of historical or structural significance with thorough discussion of structure, history, and social context as well as important theoretical issues. The book examines systems as diverse as Chinese, Greek, and Maya and each writing system is presented in the light of four major aspects of writing: history and development; internal structure; the relationship of writing and language; and sociolinguistic factors. The volume is extensively illustrated and the glossary of technical terms, exercises, and further reading suggestions that accompany each chapter make Writing Systems a valuable resource for students in linguistics and anthropology.

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