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The Routledge Handbook of Scripts and Alphabets book cover

2nd Edition

The Routledge Handbook of Scripts and Alphabets

By George L Campbell, Christopher Moseley Copyright 2012
200 Pages
by Routledge

196 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge
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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... Read more

Foreword  Introduction. List of Abbreviations. Chart of Phonetic Symbols.  Alphabetical Entries on Script.  Bibliography.

Biography

Christopher Moseley is a linguist and lecturer at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London. He is co-editor (with Prof. R.E.Asher) of the Atlas of the World’s Languages (Routledge, 2007) and general editor of the UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger (2010).

George L. Campbell worked for the BBC World Service and was a polyglot linguist and translator.

"The Handbook of Scripts and Alphabets is a well presented and fascinating account of the world's writing systems...The enticing information found throughout the book would undoubtedly spark the curiosity of any reader, and it is a suitable starting point for anyone
interested in the world's scripts." - Philippa M. Steele, Linguist List



 

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