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Writing Systems and Phonetics (Paperback)
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Writing Systems and Phonetics (Paperback)
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Writing Systems and Phonetics provides students with a critical
understanding of the writing systems of the world. Beginning by
exploring the spelling of English, including how it arose and how
it works today, the book goes on to address over 60 major languages
from around the globe and includes detailed descriptions and worked
examples of writing systems which foreground the phonetics of these
languages. Key areas covered include: the use of the Latin alphabet
in and beyond Europe; writing systems of the eastern Mediterranean,
Greek and its Cyrillic offshoot, Arabic and Hebrew; languages in
south and south-east Asia, including Hindi, Tamil, Burmese and
Thai, as well as in east Asia, including Chinese, Japanese and
Korean; reflections on ancient languages such as Sumerian,
Egyptian, Linear B and Mayan; a final chapter which sets out a
typology of writing systems. All of the languages covered are
contextualised by authentic illustrations, including road signs,
personal names and tables, to demonstrate how theoretical research
can be applied to the real world. Taking a unique geographical
focus that guides the reader on a journey across time and
continents, this book offers an engaging introduction for students
approaching for the first time the phonetics of writing systems,
their typology and the origins of scripts.
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