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The writing systems of the world

Author:Florian Coulmas

Summary:Gives the general reader insight into the major writing systems of the world, both as modes of expression and as factors in contemporary social change. Challenges the linguist (and the social scientist) not to take writing for granted, but to be aware of the ways in which it conditions their work

Print Book, English, 1989

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Publisher: B. Blackwell, Oxford, UK, 1989

Series:

Language library

Genre:History

Physical Description:ix, 302 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

ISBN:

9780631165132, 9780631180289, 0631165134, 0631180281

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:18381739

Subjects:

Ecriture Histoire

Écriture Histoire

Writing History

Writing systems

Contents:

Theoretical perspectives; writing systems; practical issues; conclusion. Appendices: ancient Near Eastern chronology; Far Eastern chronology.

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