Book Description
The Writing System provides a step-by-step process for writing better documents faster. Each step has practical techniques with exercises and answers.
Author : Daniel Graham
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 12,61 MB
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Business writing
ISBN : 9780964449572
The Writing System provides a step-by-step process for writing better documents faster. Each step has practical techniques with exercises and answers.
Author : Peter T. Daniels
Publisher :
Page : 970 pages
File Size : 11,17 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0195079930
Ranging from cuneiform to shorthand, from archaic Greek to modern Chinese, from Old Persian to modern Cherokee, this is the only available work in English to cover all of the world's writing systems from ancient times to the present. Describing scores of scripts in use now or in the past around the world, this unusually comprehensive reference offers a detailed exploration of the history and typology of writing systems. More than eighty articles by scholars from over a dozen countries explain and document how a vast array of writing systems work--how alphabets, ideograms, pictographs, and hieroglyphics convey meaning in graphic form. The work is organized in thirteen parts, each dealing with a particular group of writing systems defined historically, geographically, or conceptually. Arranged according to the chronological development of writing systems and their historical relationships within geographical areas, the scripts are divided into the following sections: the ancient Near East, East Asia, Europe, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. Additional parts address the ongoing process of decipherment of ancient writing systems; the adaptation of traditional scripts to new languages; new scripts invented in modern times; and graphic symbols for numerical, music, and movement notation. Each part begins with an introductory article providing the social and cultural context in which the group of writing systems was developed. Articles on individual scripts detail the historical origin of the writing system, its structure (with tables showing the forms of the written symbols), and its relationship to the phonology of the corresponding spoken language. Each writing system is illustrated by a passage of text, and accompanied by a romanized version, a phonetic transcription, and a modern English translation. A bibliography suggesting further reading concludes each entry. Matched by no other work in English, The World's Writing Systems is the only comprehensive resource covering every major writing system. Unparalleled in its scope and unique in its coverage of the way scripts relate to the languages they represent, this is a resource that anyone with an interest in language will want to own, and one that should be a part of every library's reference collection.
Author : Vivian J Cook
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 20,27 MB
Release : 2014-05-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 144411901X
English is increasingly becoming the world's lingua franca. If we are not native speakers of one of the many varieties of English, then we may be students of English, or use English regularly for academic or business purposes. The English Language series, which is international in focus, aims to synthesize the wealth of existing linguistic research both on and in English. Each volume in the series is designed to present these findings in an accessible, enlightening and entertaining way not only to students of English linguistics but to learners and users of English across the globe. The English Writing System describes how writing is not simply ancillary to other aspects of language but vitally important to almost everything we do, from signing our wills to sending a text message. This book discusses the mechanics of the writing systems of English; the different ways people process words on a page and the mistakes they can make; how children and second language learners acquire these systems; the historical development of the language and the progress of writing technology: in short, the effectiveness of the writing systems of English. Combining an academic perspective from linguistics and psychology with insights into everyday spelling mistakes, The English Writing System will interest students and teachers of linguistics, literature, the English language, psychology and education.
Author : Florian Coulmas
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 28,73 MB
Release : 1991-01-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780631180289
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.
Author : Henry Rogers
Publisher : Blackwell Publishing
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 31,90 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780631234647
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. The book examines systems as diverse as Chinese, Greek, and Maya and each writing system is presented in the light of four major aspects of writing: history and development; internal structure; the relationship of writing and language; and sociolinguistic factors. The volume is extensively illustrated and the glossary of technical terms, exercises, and further reading suggestions that accompany each chapter make Writing Systems a valuable resource for students in linguistics and anthropology.
Author : Judith Graham
Publisher :
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,95 MB
Release : 2020-01-05
Category :
ISBN : 9780964449596
Professionals use The Writing System to produce better documents faster. Designed as how-to instruction, this book takes you through a proven system of 12 steps and 55 techniques. You work through analysis to final copy, producing documents that succeed every time.Inside you find?specific instructions to explain each writing technique?exercises with answers to provide a built-in tutorial?special instructions to help professionals who use English as a second language?advice on using the system to manage document production and collaboration
Author : Florian Coulmas
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 31,26 MB
Release : 1999-03-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780631214816
This is an encyclopedia of writing systems, scripts and orthographies of all the world's major languages, past and present. It provides both a fully illustrated description of over 400 writing systems and an account of the study of writing in many different disciplines, from anthropology to psychology.
Author : Florian Coulmas
Publisher :
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 19,81 MB
Release : 1990
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Vivian J Cook
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 25,65 MB
Release : 2014-05-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1134643306
English is increasingly becoming the world's lingua franca. If we are not native speakers of one of the many varieties of English, then we may be students of English, or use English regularly for academic or business purposes. The English Language series, which is international in focus, aims to synthesize the wealth of existing linguistic research both on and in English. Each volume in the series is designed to present these findings in an accessible, enlightening and entertaining way not only to students of English linguistics but to learners and users of English across the globe. The English Writing System describes how writing is not simply ancillary to other aspects of language but vitally important to almost everything we do, from signing our wills to sending a text message. This book discusses the mechanics of the writing systems of English; the different ways people process words on a page and the mistakes they can make; how children and second language learners acquire these systems; the historical development of the language and the progress of writing technology: in short, the effectiveness of the writing systems of English. Combining an academic perspective from linguistics and psychology with insights into everyday spelling mistakes, The English Writing System will interest students and teachers of linguistics, literature, the English language, psychology and education.
Author : Vivian Cook
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 565 pages
File Size : 48,3 MB
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 131736581X
The Routledge Handbook of the English Writing System provides a comprehensive account of the English writing system, both in its current iteration and highlighting the developing trends that will influence its future. Twenty-nine chapters written by specialists from around the world cover core linguistic and psychological aspects, and also include areas from other disciplines such as typography and computer-mediated communication. Divided into five parts, the volume encompasses a wide range of approaches and addresses issues in the following areas: theory and the English writing system, discussing the effects of etymology and phonology; the history of the English writing system from its earliest development, including spelling, pronunciation and typography; the acquisition and teaching of writing, with discussions of literacy issues and dyslexia; English writing in use around the world, both in the UK and America, and also across Europe and Japan; computer-mediated communication and developments in writing online and on social media. The Routledge Handbook of the English Writing System is essential reading for researchers and postgraduate students working in this area.