Florian Coulmas (Tokyo Deutches Institut fur Japanstudien)

Broschiertes Buch

Writing Systems

An Introduction to Their Linguistic Analysis

Beschreibung

This richly illustrated textbook introduces the major writing systems of the world - from cuneiform to English spelling - explaining their structural makeup and how they work. It also includes a review of the history of writing and a discussion of the literate mind and the literate society.

Autor

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).

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Februar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 446g
• ISBN-13: 9780521787376
• ISBN-10: 0521787378
• Artikelnr.: 21715240