From the rear cover
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.
Details
- Title The Writing Systems of the World
- Author Florian Coulmas
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford
- Date 1991-01-08
- ISBN 9780631180289 / 0631180281
- Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
- Dimensions 9.01 x 6.01 x 0.96 in (22.89 x 15.27 x 2.44 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Writing - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 90020871
- Dewey Decimal Code 411
More Copies for Sale
WRITING SYSTEMS OF THE WORLD (The Language Library)
by Coulmas, Florian
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 13
- 9780631180289
- ISBN 10
- 0631180281
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, United Kingdom
- Item Price
-
$12.18$10.80 shipping to USA
Show Details
WRITING SYSTEMS OF THE WORLD (The Language Library) [Paperback] Coulmas, Florian
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 13
- 9780631180289
- ISBN 10
- 0631180281
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Rotherham, United Kingdom
- Item Price
-
$12.59$17.63 shipping to USA
Show Details
The Writing Systems of the World
by Coulmas, Florian
- Used
- Condition
- UsedGood
- ISBN 13
- 9780631180289
- ISBN 10
- 0631180281
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Lynden, Washington, United States
- Item Price
-
$10.38FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
The Writing Systems of the World
by Coulmas, Florian
- Used
- Acceptable
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 13
- 9780631180289
- ISBN 10
- 0631180281
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
- Item Price
-
$10.99FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Writing Systems of the World
by Coulmas, Florian
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 13
- 9780631180289
- ISBN 10
- 0631180281
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Item Price
-
$14.50$3.50 shipping to USA
Show Details
The Writing Systems of the World
by Coulmas, Florian
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - VG-
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 13
- 9780631180289
- ISBN 10
- 0631180281
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Independence , Oregon, United States
- Item Price
-
$15.00$4.00 shipping to USA
Show Details
The Writing Systems of the World
by Coulmas, Florian
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used: Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 13
- 9780631180289
- ISBN 10
- 0631180281
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
- Item Price
-
$15.50FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
The Writing Systems of the World
by Coulmas, Florian
- Used
- Condition
- Used
- ISBN 13
- 9780631180289
- ISBN 10
- 0631180281
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
El Cerrito, California, United States
- Item Price
-
$25.00$6.00 shipping to USA
Show Details
Writing Systems of the World, The
by Coulmas, Florian
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 13
- 9780631180289
- ISBN 10
- 0631180281
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Item Price
-
$25.00$18.00 shipping to USA
Show Details
The Writing Systems of the World
by Coulmas, Florian
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 13
- 9780631180289
- ISBN 10
- 0631180281
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
- Item Price
-
$27.29FREE shipping to USA