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Demystifying writing systems for the lay person, a history of writing explains the interconnection between sound, symbol, and script and then examines each of the major writing systems from cuneiform to modern alphabets.

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Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Thames & Hudson; 1st ed edition (December 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0500016658
ISBN-13: 978-0500016657
Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds

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Amazon.com Sales Rank: #98,012 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A readable, informative overview, July 10, 2004

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This extensively illustrated book tells general, interested readers as much about the origins and nature of different types of writing as most will want to know. The short, concise chapters, typically two pages long, range over subjects as diverse as Sumerian cuneiform and modern standardized signs for travelers. The author devotes particular attention to Egyptian hieroglyphs and Chinese characters, though he provides less adequate coverage of writing systems used on the Indian subcontinent. Throughout, he emphasizes the distinction between writing systems based on sounds (alphabets) and those using symbols to represent things or concepts. He makes the intriguing point that some written languages have mixed the two together.

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