Writing Systems 2/e

by Geoffrey Sampson

Book Overview

The cultures of the world have chosen different ways to make spoken language visible and permanent. The original edition of Writing Systems represented the first time that modern linguistic principles were brought to bear on a study of this. Now this new edition brings the story up to date; it incorporates topics which have emerged since the first edition (such as electronic techniques for encoding the world's scripts), together with new findings...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178179104X
• ISBN13: 9781781791042
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Equinox Publishing (UK)
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"