Florian Coulmas, Coulmas Florian

Writing Systems

An Introduction to Their Linguistic Analysis
Herausgeber: Anderson, S. R.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This textbook introduces the major writing systems of the world - from cuneiform to English spelling.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 630g
• ISBN-13: 9780521782173
• ISBN-10: 0521782171
• Artikelnr.: 24540629

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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