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Jan 1, 2022 · A treatment of the structure of writing systems—their relation to speech and language, their material features, linguistic functions, and norms, as well as the different types in which they...
Written by a leading expert, this new textbook provides an accessible introduction to the major writing systems of the world, from cuneiform to English spelling. Florian Coulmas presents detailed descriptions of the world’s writing systems and ex-plains their structural complexities as well as the intricate relationship between written and ...
Starting with Neef (2015), a multimodular model of writing systems has been proposed that includes language systems and graphematics as necessary modules, with orthography as an optional module. Aspects related to the material substance, embodied by scripts, are mostly neglected.
The goal of Meaning-Text theory (MTT) is to write systems of explicit rules that express the correspondence between meaning and text (or sound) in various languages.
Jun 22, 2022 · A treatment of the structure of writing systems—their relation to speech and language, their material features, linguistic functions, and norms, as well as the different types in which they...
Jul 1, 2015 · This chapter discusses the characteristics of modern writing systems with a view toward providing that foundation. We consider both the appearance of writing systems and how they function....
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Florian Coulmas presents detailed descriptions of the world's writing systems and explains their structural complexities as well as the intricate relationship between written and spoken language. The book also provides a clear and engaging account of the history of writing and its consequences for human thought and literate society.