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Material Type: | Internet resource |
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Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
William Bright; Peter T Daniels |
ISBN: | 9780195079937 0195079930 |
OCLC Number: | 254503333 |
Description: | XLV, 922 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme 24 cm |
Responsibility: | ed. by Peter T. Daniels and William Bright |
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clearly the most comprehensive treatment of writing systems available. / Richard Sproat, Written Language and Literacy, Vol 1 (1), 1998 The very idea of this book is exciting. ... the development of computer-assisted publishing and typesetting made this wonder possible. The result is satisfying. * The Journal of Asian Studies, vol.56.1 * The very idea of this book is exciting. Imagine describing and illustrating nearly all writing systems in history in one volume! As the editors note, the development of computer-assisted publishing and typesetting made this wonder possible. The result is satisfying. * Chad Hansen, University of Hong Kong, The Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 56.1 * without question the most comprehensive work ever published on this subject * Times Literary Supplement * each section contains a useful sample of writing accompanied by phonetic values, glosses and a translation, all of which provide a good background before one reads the relevent section...various sections present an almost overwhelming amount of material...this book is without an invaluable source for introducing the phonetic, linguistic and orthographical principles governing the writing on tablets, papyri, stones and bones that we see in museums and libraries aroundthe world. * The Times Higher Education Supplement * This is truly an impressive-looking tome, persuading one that it is complete and authoritative...not only a comprehensive treatment of a subject by an authority but a detailed description of the palce the section has in the general scheme of representing ideas by sqiggles on apage, rock, or tablet...essential addition to the library of anyone interested in or involved in any of the myriad aspects of language. both as a fascinating browsing book nad as an importantreference work. * Verbatim * This book fills a major gap in the list of standard works in linguistics * Peter Swiggers, Orbis * Read more...