Автор: George L Campbell
Название: The Routledge Handbook of Scripts and Alphabets
Издательство: Routledge
Год: 2013
ISBN: 9780415560986
Язык: English
Формат: pdf
Размер: 11,4 mb
Страниц: 200
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:
• 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.