Scripts and Literacy - Reading and Learning to Read Alphabets, Syllabaries and Characters (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995)

Literacy is a concern of all nations of the world, whether they be classified as developed or undeveloped. A person must be able to read and write in order to function adequately in society, and reading and writing require a script. But what kinds of scripts are in use today, and how do they influence the acquisition, use and spread of literacy? Scripts and Literacy is the first book to systematically explore how the nature of a script affects how it is read and how one learns to read and write it. It reveals the similarities underlying the world's scripts and the features that distinguish how they are read. Scholars from different parts of the world describe several different scripts, e.g. Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Indian Amerindian -- and how they are learned. Research data and theories are presented. This book should be of primary interest to educators and researchers in reading and writing around the world.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Neuropsychology and Cognition, 7
Release date:	October 2012
First published:	1995
Editors:	I. Taylor • D.R. Olson
Dimensions:	240 x 160 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	389
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
ISBN-13:	978-9401045063
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General Promotions
LSN:	9401045062
Barcode:	9789401045063

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