Florian Coulmas

Writing Systems

An Introduction to Their Linguistic Analysis

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Produktbeschreibung

The problem of reducing language to writing and conversely that of interpreting written signs as language has been resolved through the development of different writing systems. This illustrated textbook introduces the major writing systems of the world (from cuneiform to English spelling) and analyzes their structure and function. It includes a review of the history of writing and a discussion of the literate mind and society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Februar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 478g
• ISBN-13: 9780521787376
• ISBN-10: 0521787378
• Artikelnr.: 21715240

Autorenporträt

Florian Coulmas is Professor of Japanese Studies at Gerhard Mercator University, Duisburg. He has published several works on writing and written language including The Encyclopedia of Writing Systems (1996) and The Writing Systems of the World (1989).

Inhaltsangabe

1. What is writing?
2. The basic options: meaning and sound
3. Signs of words
4. Signs of syllables
5. Signs of segments
6. Consonants and vowels
7. Vowel incorporation
8. Analysis and interpretation
9. Mixed systems
10. History of writing
11. Psycholinguistics of writing
12. Sociolinguistics of writing
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