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The Routledge handbook of scripts and alphabets /

The Routledge Handbook of Scripts and Alphabets is a unique reference to the main scripts and alphabets of the world. The Handbook presents over 60 alphabets covering an enormous scope of languages; from Amharic and Chinese to Thai and Cree. Full script tables are given for every language and each e...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Campbell, George L.
Otros Autores: Moseley, Christopher
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2012.
Edición:2nd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Routledge Handbook of Scripts and Alphabets is a unique reference to the main scripts and alphabets of the world. The Handbook presents over 60 alphabets covering an enormous scope of languages; from Amharic and Chinese to Thai and Cree. Full script tables are given for every language and each entry is accompanied by a detailed overview of its historical and linguistic context. New to this second edition:enhanced introduction discussing the basic principles and strategies utilized by world writing systems expanded to include more writing systems improved presentation of non-Roman scripts.o.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 183 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780203865484
0203865480
9781135222970
1135222975
9781135222925
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9781135222963
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