{"product_id":"writing-systems-a-linguistic-approach-hardback-9780631234630","title":"Writing Systems; A Linguistic Approach (Hardback) 9780631234630","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWriting Systems\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Linguistic Approach\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHenry Rogers (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631234630, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 June 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e344 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 3 cm, 0.753 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"The author and publishers can be congratulated on an excellent work; if I were teaching a class on writing systems now, this would be my first choice as a textbook.\"\u003cbr\u003e --William Bright, review in Written Language and Literacy\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is an excellent comprehensive textbook for university courses on writing systems (grammatology), with enough preliminary remarks of a theoretical nature to enable the student to master the scripts from around the world, including cuneiform of various types, Semitic, Greek, Roman, etc. It is written in a clear style with a very good glossary and up-to-date bibliography.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Alan S. Kaye, California State University, Fullerton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccessibly written, \u003ci\u003eWriting Systems: A Linguistic Approach\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses systems as diverse as Chinese, Greek, and Maya.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents each system in light of four major aspects of writing: history and development, internal structure, the relationship of writing and language, and sociolinguistic aspects.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes glossary of technical terms, extensive illustrations, exercises and further reading suggestions to aid in teaching from the book.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments. \u003cp\u003eA Note on Dates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Introduction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImportance Of Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinition Of Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAspects Of Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Theoretical Preliminaries.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGraphemes And Allographs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArrangement Of Symbols.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelationship To Language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiglossia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Chinese.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground, History, And Sociolinguistics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhonology Of Modern Standard Chinese.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelationship Of Language And Writing In Chinese.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrigin And Structure Of Chinese Characters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternal Structure Of Chinese Characters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Many Characters Does Chinese Have?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecent Reforms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJapanese.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKorean.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVietnamese.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Cuneiform.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground And History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTokens And The Invention Of Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterials Of Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Context Of Cuneiform Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Early Sumerian Tablet From Uruk.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternal Structure Of Cuneiform.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample Text.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Cuneiform Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Egyptian.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguage Family.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground And History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhonology Of Old Egyptian.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrigin Of Egyptian Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStyles Of Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Context Of Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternal Structure Of Egyptian Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample Text.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDecipherment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Semitic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSemitic Language Family.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrigin Of The Semitic Abjad.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopment Of The Semitic Abjad.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHebrew.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArabic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ethiopic Abugida.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Distinctiveness Of Abjads.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. The Greek Alphabet.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground And History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreek Scripts Before The Alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopment Of The Greek Alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbjad To Alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Relationship Of Language And Writing In Greek.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScripts Derived From The Greek Alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. The Roman Alphabet.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Greece To Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtruscan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLatin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Roman Alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExamples Of Roman Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLater History Of The Roman Alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrthographic Depth: Two Examples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. English.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground And History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOld English.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMiddle English.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModern English.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpelling And Sound Changes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpelling Reform.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11. The Indian Abugida And Other Asian Phonographic Writing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground And History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndus Valley Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBra?Hmi@ And Kharos.T.Hi.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevana?Gari@ As Applied To Sanskrit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoutheast Asian Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Tibetan Abugida.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe ’Phags-Pa Script.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mongolian And Manchu Alphabets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12. Maya.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory And Background.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure Of The Maya Writing System.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Maya Calendar.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample Text.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13. Other Writing Systems.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCherokee.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCree.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInuktitut.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRunic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOgham.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePahawh Hmong.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBliss.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14. Classification Of Writing Systems.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhonetic, Semantic, And Glottographic Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlottographic Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGelb’s Unilinear Theory Of Development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSyllabic Vs. Moraic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKorean Hankul As A Featural System.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Some Basic Linguistic Notions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: The International Phonetic Alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C. 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