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 Thai and Cree. Full script 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:

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  • enhanced introduction discussing the basic principles and strategies utilized by world writing systems
  • expanded to include more writing systems
  • improved presentation of non-Roman scripts.
  • organised into ancient, contemporary and autochthonous writing systems
  • many new entries on fascinating and lesser-known writing systems

This handy resource is the ideal reference for all students and scholars of language and linguistics.