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Writing Systems: A Linguistic Approach (Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics)

By Henry Rogers

Book information

Year
2004
ISBN
0631234632, 9780631234630, 0631234640, 9780631234647
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
4 MB (3949457 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
344\340
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

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. Discusses systems as diverse as Chinese, Greek, and Maya. Presents each system in light of four major aspects of writing: history and development, internal structure, the relationship of writing and language, and sociolinguistic aspects. Includes glossary of technical terms, extensive illustrations, exercises and further reading suggestions to aid in teaching from the book.

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