{"product_id":"writing-systems-isbn-9780631234647","title":"Writing Systems","description":"Accessibly written, \u003ci\u003eWriting Systems: A Linguistic Approach\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents each system in light of four major aspects of writing: history and development, internal structure, the relationship of writing and language, and sociolinguistic aspects.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes glossary of technical terms, extensive illustrations, exercises and further reading suggestions to aid in teaching from the book.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Acknowledgments. \u003cp\u003eA Note on Dates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Introduction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImportance Of Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinition Of Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAspects Of Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Theoretical Preliminaries.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGraphemes And Allographs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArrangement Of Symbols.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelationship To Language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiglossia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Chinese.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground, History, And Sociolinguistics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhonology Of Modern Standard Chinese.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelationship Of Language And Writing In Chinese.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrigin And Structure Of Chinese Characters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternal Structure Of Chinese Characters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Many Characters Does Chinese Have?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecent Reforms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJapanese.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKorean.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVietnamese.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Cuneiform.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground And History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTokens And The Invention Of Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterials Of Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Context Of Cuneiform Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Early Sumerian Tablet From Uruk.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternal Structure Of Cuneiform.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample Text.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Cuneiform Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Egyptian.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguage Family.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground And History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhonology Of Old Egyptian.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrigin Of Egyptian Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStyles Of Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Context Of Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternal Structure Of Egyptian Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample Text.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDecipherment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Semitic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSemitic Language Family.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrigin Of The Semitic Abjad.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopment Of The Semitic Abjad.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHebrew.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArabic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ethiopic Abugida.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Distinctiveness Of Abjads.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. The Greek Alphabet.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground And History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreek Scripts Before The Alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopment Of The Greek Alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbjad To Alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Relationship Of Language And Writing In Greek.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScripts Derived From The Greek Alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. The Roman Alphabet.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Greece To Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEtruscan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLatin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Roman Alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExamples Of Roman Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLater History Of The Roman Alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrthographic Depth: Two Examples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. English.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground And History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOld English.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMiddle English.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModern English.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpelling And Sound Changes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpelling Reform.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11. The Indian Abugida And Other Asian Phonographic Writing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground And History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndus Valley Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBra?Hmi@ And Kharos.T.Hi.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevana?Gari@ As Applied To Sanskrit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoutheast Asian Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Tibetan Abugida.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe ’Phags-Pa Script.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mongolian And Manchu Alphabets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12. Maya.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory And Background.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure Of The Maya Writing System.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Maya Calendar.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample Text.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13. Other Writing Systems.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCherokee.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCree.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInuktitut.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRunic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOgham.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePahawh Hmong.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBliss.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14. Classification Of Writing Systems.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhonetic, Semantic, And Glottographic Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlottographic Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGelb’s Unilinear Theory Of Development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSyllabic Vs. Moraic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKorean Hankul As A Featural System.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Some Basic Linguistic Notions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: The International Phonetic Alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C. English Transcription.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix D: Glossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e --William Bright, review in Written Language and Literacy\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Alan S. Kaye, California State University, Fullerton\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eHenry Rogers\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the Departments of Linguistics and Anthropology at the University of Toronto. He is author of \u003ci\u003eSounds of Language: An Introduction to Phonetics\u003c\/i\u003e (2000) and \u003ci\u003eTheoretical and Practical Phonetics\u003c\/i\u003e (1990), and has published widely on both phonetics and writing systems.  Accessibly written, \u003ci\u003eWriting Systems: A Linguistic Approach\u003c\/i\u003e 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. The book examines systems as diverse as Chinese, Greek, and Maya and each writing system is presented in the light of four major aspects of writing: history and development; internal structure; the relationship of writing and language; and sociolinguistic factors. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe volume is extensively illustrated and the glossary of technical terms, exercises, and further reading suggestions that accompany each chapter make \u003ci\u003eWriting Systems\u003c\/i\u003e a valuable resource for students in linguistics and anthropology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990511501541,"sku":"NP9780631234647","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631234647.jpg?v=1761788123","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/writing-systems-isbn-9780631234647","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}