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This definitive volume from Oxford University Press covers both historical and modern writing systems from around the world.
The content includes more than eighty articles contributed by expert scholars in the field of linguistics and history.
Twelve organized units allow readers to study writing systems categorized by historical, geographical, or conceptual groups.
Introductory articles in each unit provide necessary social and cultural context for the development of specific writing groups.
Detailed articles on individual scripts explain the historical origins of various writing systems used globally.
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- Oxford University Press
- Format
- hardcover
- ASIN
- 0195079930
- Domain
- Amazon UK
- Release Date
- 06 June 1996
- Listed Since
- 06 February 2007
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