Book Details
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.
- Binding Paperback
- Author/s Moseley, Christopher
- ISBN13 9780415560979
- ISBN10 0415560977
- Pages 181
- Published 2011
- Language English
The Routledge handbook of Scripts and Alphabets
- Author Christopher Moseley
- Publisher D.FULTON
- ISBN 9780415560979
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