Writing Systems: A Linguistic Approach

— —

Henry Rogers (Departments of Linguistics and Anthropology, University of Toronto, Canada)

Writing Systems

A Linguistic Approach

Henry Rogers (Departments of Linguistics and Anthropology, University of Toronto, Canada)

$70.95

Paperback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Wiley-Blackwell
11 June 2004

Palaeography (history of writing)

Series: Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics

Accessibly written, Writing Systems: A Linguistic Approach provides detailed coverage of all major writing systems of historical or structural significance with thorough discussion of structure, history, and social context as well as important theoretical issues. Discusses systems as diverse as Chinese, Greek, and Maya.

Presents each system in light of four major aspects of writing: history and development, internal structure, the relationship of writing and language, and sociolinguistic aspects.

Includes glossary of technical terms, extensive illustrations, exercises and further reading suggestions to aid in teaching from the book.

By: Henry Rogers (Departments of Linguistics and Anthropology University of Toronto Canada)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 247mm, Width: 172mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 644g
ISBN: 9780631234647
ISBN 10: 0631234640
Series: Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 11 June 2004
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Henry Rogers is Professor in the Departments of Linguistics and Anthropology at the University of Toronto. He is author of Sounds of Language: An Introduction to Phonetics (2000) and Theoretical and Practical Phonetics (1990), and has published widely on both phonetics and writing systems.

Reviews for Writing Systems: A Linguistic Approach

"""The author and publishers can be congratulated on an excellent work; if I were teaching a class on writing systems now, this would be my first choice as a textbook."" --William Bright, review in Written Language and Literacy ""This is an excellent comprehensive textbook for university courses on writing systems (grammatology), with enough preliminary remarks of a theoretical nature to enable the student to master the scripts from around the world, including cuneiform of various types, Semitic, Greek, Roman, etc. It is written in a clear style with a very good glossary and up-to-date bibliography."" --Alan S. Kaye, California State University, Fullerton"