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ISBN10: 0631180281, ISBN13: 9780631180289, [publisher: Wiley 1989-03-01, Oxford] Softcover Language: ENG
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1989]

ISBN10: 0631180281, ISBN13: 9780631180289, [publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd] Softcover New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. This book is an account of the writing systems of the world from earliest times to the present. Its aim is to explore the complex ways in which writing systems relate to the language they depict. Writing, Coulmas contends, is not only the guide or garment of spoken language, but has a deep and lasting effect on the development of language itself.
[Southport, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1991]

ISBN10: 0631180281, ISBN13: 9780631180289, [publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated] Softcover This book is an account of the writing systems of the world from earliest times to the present. Its aim is to explore the complex ways in which writing systems relate to the language they depict. Writing, Coulmas contends, is not only the guide or garment of spoken language, but has a deep and lasting effect on the development of language itself.His study takes in Egyptian hieroglyphics and the cuneiform system of the ancient Near East; he describes Chinese writing, discussing why an apparently cumbersome system has been used continuously for more than 3,000 years; he ranges across the writing systems of western Asia and the Middle East, the Indian families and the various alphabetic traditions which had its origins in the multifarious world of Semitic writing and came to full bloom in pre-Classical Greece. Good condition. Ex library - stamps and labels on front and back inside cover, Dewey number on spine. Plastic over cover. 1.74 Centimeters X 15.53 Centimeters X 23.08 Centimeters
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ISBN10: 0631180281, ISBN13: 9780631180289, [publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd] Softcover This book is an account of the writing systems of the world from earliest times to the present. Its aim is to explore the complex ways in which writing systems relate to the language they depict. Writing, Coulmas contends, is not only the guide or garment of spoken language, but has a deep and lasting effect on the development of language itself. Series: Language Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428. . 1991. Paperback. . . . .
[Galway, GY, Ireland] [Publication Year: 1989]

Paperback / softback. New. This book is an account of the writing systems of the world from earliest times to the present. Its aim is to explore the complex ways in which writing systems relate to the language they depict. Writing, Coulmas contends, is not only the guide or garment of spoken language, but has a deep and lasting effect on the development of language itself. ISBN 0631180281 9780631180289 [GB]

ISBN10: 0631180281, ISBN13: 9780631180289, [publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United States, Hoboken] Softcover This book is an account of the writing systems of the world from earliest times to the present. Its aim is to explore the complex ways in which writing systems relate to the language they depict. Writing, Coulmas contends, is not only the guide or garment of spoken language, but has a deep and lasting effect on the development of language itself. His study takes in Egyptian hieroglyphics and the cuneiform system of the ancient Near East; he describes Chinese writing, discussing why an apparently cumbersome system has been used continuously for more than 3,000 years; he ranges across the writing systems of western Asia and the Middle East, the Indian families and the various alphabetic traditions which had its origins in the multifarious world of Semitic writing and came to full bloom in pre-Classical Greece. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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[Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 1989]
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[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1991]

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