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:xix, 270 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Cambridge textbooks in linguistics
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4811809
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ISBN:0521782171
0521787378 (PBK.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-258) and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. What is writing?
  • 2. The basic options: meaning and sound
  • 3. Signs of words
  • 4. Signs of syllables
  • 5. Signs of segments
  • 6. Consonants and vowels
  • 7. Vowel incorporation
  • 8. Analysis and interpretation
  • 9. Mixed systems
  • 10. History of writing
  • 11. Psycholinguistics of writing
  • 12. Sociolinguistics of writing
  • Appendix: Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1