Writing Systems

von Rogers

344 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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.

• Reihe: John Wiley & Sons
• ISBN: 9780631234647
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 23.06.2004
• Größe: 244 x 170 mm
• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons