Full name: Writing Systems: A Linguistic Approach

Author: Henry Rogers Year: 2004 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads Barns&Noble Amazon LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780631234647 0631234640

Accessibly written, Writing Systems: A Linguistic Approachprovides detailed coverage of all major writing systems ofhistorical or structural significance with thorough discussion ofstructure, history, and social context as well as importanttheoretical issues. Discusses systems as diverse as Chinese, Greek, and Maya. Presents each system in light of four major aspects of writing: history and development, internal structure, the relationship ofwriting and language, and sociolinguistic aspects. Includes glossary of technical terms, extensive illustrations, exercises and further reading suggestions to aid in teaching fromthe book. Similar books: Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand How Not to Die by Michael Greger The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel A. van der Kolk The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis Marley & Me by John Grogan Being Mortal by Atul Gawande Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom What If? by Randall Munroe Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer In Cold Blood by Truman Capote The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey Born a Crime by Trevor Noah Godel, Escher, Bach by Douglas Hofstadter The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy