Writing Systems

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.