03758nam 22007813u 450 991046539370332120210114024918.01-135-22294-01-283-59121-997866139036620-203-86548-01-135-22297-5(CKB)2560000000092833(EBL)1020225(OCoLC)810078009(SSID)ssj0000739121(PQKBManifestationID)11500529(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000739121(PQKBWorkID)10687973(PQKB)10906639(MiAaPQ)EBC1020225(EXLCZ)99256000000009283320130527d2013|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Routledge Handbook of Scripts and Alphabets[electronic resource]2nd ed.Hoboken Taylor and Francis20131 online resource (188 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-56097-7 Front Cover; The Routledge Handbook of Scripts and Alphabets; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface to the second edition; Acknowledgements; Note on phonetic symbols; Introduction: the world's families of scripts; Ancient writing systems; Aegean scripts; Anatolian scripts; Aramaic; Syriac; Brāhmī; Coptic; Egyptian; Epigraphic South Arabian; Etruscan see under Roman (Latin)Gothic; Javanese (Kawi); Maya; Ogham; Persian Cuneiform; Runic; Turkic Runes; Contemporary writing systems; Arabic; Armenian; Batak; Bengali; Berber (Tifinagh); Buginese-Macassarese; Burmese; Cambodian; Cherokee; ChineseArchaic ChineseClassical Chinese (Wenli); Modern Chinese; Cree; Cyrillic; Devanāgarī; Ethiopic; Georgian; Greek; Gujarati; Gurmukhi; Hebrew; Yiddish; Japanese; Kannada; Korean; Lao; Malayalam; Mongolian; Oriya; Roman (Latin); Sinhalese; Tamil; Telugu; Thai; Tibetan; Yi; Autochthonous writing systems; Fraser script (Lisu); Munda language scripts; N'ko; Pahawh Hmong; Pollard script; Rongorongo; Vai; Further reading; IndexThe Routledge Handbook of Scripts and Alphabets is a unique reference to the main scripts and alphabets of the world. The Handbook presents over 60 alphabets covering an enormous scope of languages; from Amharic and Chinese to Thai and Cree. Full script tables are given for every language and each entry is accompanied by a detailed overview of its historical and linguistic context. New to this second edition:enhanced introduction discussing the basic principles and strategies utilized by world writing systems expanded toAlphabetAlphabet -- Handbooks, manuals, etcAlphabetWritingWriting -- Handbooks, manuals, etcWritingWritingHandbooks, manuals, etcAlphabetHandbooks, manuals, etcLanguages & LiteraturesHILCCPhilology & LinguisticsHILCCElectronic books.Alphabet.Alphabet -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.Alphabet.Writing.Writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.Writing.WritingAlphabetLanguages & LiteraturesPhilology & Linguistics411Campbell George L162800Moseley Christopher129388AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910465393703321The Routledge Handbook of Scripts and Alphabets1899361UNINA