Writing systems : an introduction to their linguistic analysis /

Writing systems : an introduction to their linguistic analysis /

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Author / Creator:Coulmas, Florian.
Imprint:Cambridge, U.K. ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Description:1 online resource (xix, 270 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:Cambridge textbooks in linguistics
Cambridge textbooks in linguistics.
Subject:
Writing.
Written communication.
Writing.
Written communication.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11133003
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ISBN:0511077777
9780511077777
9781139164597
1139164597
9780511076206
0511076207
0521782171
9780521782173
0521787378
9780521787376
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-258) and indexes.
Print version record.
Summary:This richly illustrated textbook introduces the major writing systems of the world - from cuneiform to English spelling - explaining their structural makeup and how they work. It also includes a review of the history of writing and a discussion of the literate mind and the literate society.
Other form:Print version: Coulmas, Florian. Writing systems. Cambridge, U.K. ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2003 0521782171 0521787378
Standard no.:9780511077777

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