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Writing systems : a linguistic introduction

Title: Writing systems : a linguistic introduction / Geoffrey Sampson.
Author: Sampson, Geoffrey.
Publication: London : Hutchinson, 1985.

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Description

234 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Subjects

Writing
Schrift
Written communication
Linguistics
linguistics

Note

Includes index.

Bibliography (note)

Bibliography: p. [218]-225.

Contents

Theoretical preliminaries -- The earliest writing -- A syllabic system: linear B -- Consonantal writing -- The Graeco-Roman alphabet -- A featural system: Korean Han'gul -- A logographic system: Chinese writing -- A mixed system: Japanese writing -- English spelling.

ISBN

009156980X
9780091569808

OCLC

ocm12504146
12504146
SCSB-633920

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library