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Writing Systems: A Linguistic Approach

ISBN: 978-0-631-23464-7
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344 pages
July 2004, ©2004, Wiley-Blackwell
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  • 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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