Writing Systems - Florian Coulmas - Cambridge Linguistics Textbook

Writing Systems: An Introduction to Their Linguistic Analysis by Florian Coulmas.

A fascinating introduction to how humans have developed ways of representing language in writing, from ancient cuneiform to alphabets, syllabaries and modern spelling systems.

Rather than simply presenting examples of different scripts, Coulmas examines how writing represents spoken language, why different systems developed and how writing influences language and society.

Topics include the origins and history of writing, logographic and syllabic systems, alphabets, Chinese characters, Japanese kana, spelling conventions, literacy and the relationship between written and spoken language.

Illustrated throughout with examples, tables and characters from different writing systems.

Part of the respected Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics series, designed for university-level linguistics and language study, but also accessible to readers interested in alphabets, scripts, etymology and the history of writing.

Very good used condition, with light signs of previous handling. The pages shown are clean and the book presents very well overall.

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