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ISBN10: 9749575504, ISBN13: 9789749575505, [publisher: Silkworm Books] Softcover xv, 374, [1] pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Summary:"The earliest reference to Syam or Shan is found in a Pagan inscription from A.D. 1120. From these early beginnings, Sai Kam Mong explores the history of the Shan people and their close relationship with Burma and northern Thailand, to provide a backdrop for the focus of his research: the development of the Shan scripts. The book explores the possible origins of the Shan alphabet, citing the wide-ranging opinions of many scholars, and then delves into a careful analysis of the successive stages of the Shan script, from the earliest forms of Lik Hto Ngouk, through Lik Tou Moan and Hkun scripts, noting the problems and idiosyncrasies of each. In addition, it examines the spelling and handling of Pali words within religious writings in each of these scripts and in the Yuan script. Excerpts from early manuscripts are presented as evidence. In the final section, Sai Kam Mong considers the shortcomings of the early Shan scripts and presents the various modern scripts that have been proposed as alternatives, namely Mai Sung Lik Tai, the Shan Council Script, the Common Shan Script, the Hsipaw Script, and the Shan Commission Script. He concludes with a report outlining policy issues in teaching the Shan language over the past fifty years and the resulting erosion of Shan language identity. Appendixes give explanations of Shan writing culture ...
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Paperback / softback. New. An useful linguistic reference on the developments in form and usage of the various Shan scripts. ISBN 9749575504 9789749575505 [GB]
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ISBN10: 9749575504, ISBN13: 9789749575505, [publisher: Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP] Softcover An useful linguistic reference on the developments in form and usage of the various Shan scripts. Num Pages: 374 pages, illus., bibiliog. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554. . 2004. Paperback. . . . . [Galway, GY, Ireland] [Publication Year: 2005]
Silkworm Books 2005 Trade paperback New An useful linguistic reference on the developments in form and usage of the various Shan scripts. Num Pages: 374 pages, illus., bibiliog. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554. 2004. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
ISBN10: 9749575504, ISBN13: 9789749575505, [publisher: Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP] Softcover An useful linguistic reference on the developments in form and usage of the various Shan scripts. Num Pages: 374 pages, illus., bibiliog. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554. . 2004. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. [Olney, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2005]
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