What is included with this book?
reface | |
Theoretical Perspectives | |
What Writing Is All About | |
From Icon to Symbol: The General Trend of Evolution | |
Units of Speech and Units of Writing | |
Writing Systems | |
Sacred Characters: The Theocratic Script of Egypt | |
From Word to Syllable I: Cuneiform Writing | |
An Alternative to the Alphabet: The Chinese Writing System | |
From Word to Syllable II: Chinese Characters for other Languages | |
Semitic Writing: Syllables or Consonants? | |
The Alphabet.0 | |
Writing in India | |
Practical Problems | |
From Letter to Sound: Deciphering Written Languages | |
From Sound to Letter: Creating Alphabets | |
Writing Reform: Conditions and Implications | |
Conclusion | |
What Writing Means for Linguistics | |
eferences | |
Ancient Near Eastern Chronology | |
Far Eastern Chronology | |
ndex | |
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