ENGLISH

Writing Systems: An Introduction to Their Linguistic Analysis

By Florian Coulmas

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2002
ISBN
0521782171, 9780521782173, 9780511077777
LCC
P211 .C669 2003
Open Library ID
OL3702247M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6171594 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
Pages
290\292
Orientation
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-04-11 19:55:47

Description

The problem of reducing language to writing and conversely that of interpreting written signs as language has been resolved through the development of different writing systems. This illustrated textbook introduces the major writing systems of the world (from cuneiform to English spelling) and analyzes their structure and function. It includes a review of the history of writing and a discussion of the literate mind and society.

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