The Routledge Handbook of Scripts and Alphabets
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The Routledge Handbook of Scripts and Alphabets is a unique reference to the main scripts and alphabets of the world. The Handbook presents over 60 alphabets covering an enormous scope of languages; from Amharic and Chinese to Tahi and Cree. Full scripts...
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The Routledge Handbook of Scripts and Alphabets is a unique reference to the main scripts and alphabets of the world. The Handbook presents over 60 alphabets covering an enormous scope of languages; from Amharic and Chinese to Tahi and Cree. Full scripts tables are given for every language and each entry is accompanied by a detailed overview of its historical and linguistic context. New to this second edition: enhanced introduction discussing the basic principles and strategies utilized by world writing systems expanded to include more languages improved presentation of non-Roman scripts. This handy resource is the ideal reference for all students and scholars of language and linguistics.
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This is a handy reference to the main scripts and alphabets of the world.Forty alphabets are presented and discussed, with entries ranging from the mainstream, such as Amharic, Chinese and Thai, to the more obscure.
Autoren-Porträt von Christopher Moseley, George L. Campbell
Christopher Moseley is a linguist and lecturer at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London. He is co-editor (with Prof. R.E.Asher) of the Atlas of the World's Languages (Routledge, 2007) and general editor of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (2010). George L. Campbell worked for the BBC World Service and was a polyglot linguist and translator.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Christopher Moseley , George L. Campbell
- 2011, 2nd edition, 144 Seiten, Maße: 15,6 x 24,1 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis
- ISBN-10: 0415560977
- ISBN-13: 9780415560979
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Englisch
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"The Handbook of Scripts and Alphabets is a well presented and fascinating account of the world's writing systems...The enticing information found throughout the book would undoubtedly spark the curiosity of any reader, and it is a suitable starting point for anyone interested in the world's scripts." - Philippa M. Steele, Linguist List
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