The Writing Revolution (PDF)
Cuneiform to the Internet
(Sprache: Englisch)
In a world of rapid technological advancements, it can be easy to
forget that writing is the original Information Technology,
created to transcend the limitations of human memory and to defy
time and space. The Writing Revolution picks apart...
forget that writing is the original Information Technology,
created to transcend the limitations of human memory and to defy
time and space. The Writing Revolution picks apart...
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In a world of rapid technological advancements, it can be easy to
forget that writing is the original Information Technology,
created to transcend the limitations of human memory and to defy
time and space. The Writing Revolution picks apart the
development of this communication tool to show how it has conquered
the world.
* Explores how writing has liberated the world, making possible
everything from complex bureaucracy, literature, and science, to
instruction manuals and love letters
* Draws on an engaging range of examples, from the first
cuneiform clay tablet, Egyptian hieroglyphs, and Japanese
syllabaries, to the printing press and the text messaging
* Weaves together ideas from a number of fields, including
history, cultural studies and archaeology, as well as linguistics
and literature, to create an interdisciplinary volume
* Traces the origins of each of the world's major written
traditions, along with their applications, adaptations, and
cultural influences
forget that writing is the original Information Technology,
created to transcend the limitations of human memory and to defy
time and space. The Writing Revolution picks apart the
development of this communication tool to show how it has conquered
the world.
* Explores how writing has liberated the world, making possible
everything from complex bureaucracy, literature, and science, to
instruction manuals and love letters
* Draws on an engaging range of examples, from the first
cuneiform clay tablet, Egyptian hieroglyphs, and Japanese
syllabaries, to the printing press and the text messaging
* Weaves together ideas from a number of fields, including
history, cultural studies and archaeology, as well as linguistics
and literature, to create an interdisciplinary volume
* Traces the origins of each of the world's major written
traditions, along with their applications, adaptations, and
cultural influences
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „The Writing Revolution (PDF)“
List of Illustrations vii Preface xi 1 The First IT Revolution 1 2 Cuneiform: Forgotten Legacy of a Forgotten People 13 3 Egyptian Hieroglyphs and the Quest for Eternity 33 4 Chinese: A Love of Paperwork 56 5 Maya Glyphs: Calendars of Kings 79 6 Linear B: The Clerks of Agamemnon 95 7 Japanese: Three Scripts are Better than One 113 8 Cherokee: Sequoyah Reverse-Engineers 133 9 The Semitic Alphabet: Egypt to Manchuria in 3,400 Years 143 10 The Empire of Sanskrit 169 11 King Sejong's One-Man Renaissance 191 12 Greek Serendipity 208 13 The Age of Latin 229 14 The Alphabet Meets the Machine 249 Appendix: Figures A.1-A.7 273 Further Reading 281 Index 297
Autoren-Porträt von Amalia E. Gnanadesikan
AMALIA E. GNANADESIKAN teaches writing at Holy Family University, USA and has taught linguistics at West Chester and Rutgers universities. Her theoretical publications include works in phonology and language acquisition. Her column on language, "Postcards from Babel", appears in The Vocabula Review.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Amalia E. Gnanadesikan
- 2009, 1. Auflage, 328 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 1444304682
- ISBN-13: 9781444304688
- Erscheinungsdatum: 09.03.2009
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