Writing Systems

A Linguistic Approach

von Henry Rogers

344 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• ISBN: 9780631234630
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.07.2004
• Größe: 251 x 176 mm
• Verlag: Wiley