LEADER 04638nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910459258003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-60214-4 010 $a9786612602146 010 $a90-474-2792-0 024 7 $a10.1163/ej.9789004174467.i-396 035 $a(CKB)2670000000009781 035 $a(EBL)489339 035 $a(OCoLC)647892464 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000338877 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11224024 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000338877 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10316572 035 $a(PQKB)10060626 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC489339 035 $a(OCoLC)353867461 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789047427926 035 $a(PPN)170413853 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL489339 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10372636 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL260214 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000009781 100 $a20090916d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe idea of writing$b[electronic resource] $eplay and complexity /$fedited by Alex de Voogt, Irving Finkel 210 $aLeiden ;$aBoston $cBrill$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (408 p.) 225 0 $aBrill eBook titles 2009 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a90-04-17446-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $tPreliminary Material /$rDe Voogt and I.L. Finkel -- $tIntroducing Writing On Writing /$rAlex De Voogt -- $tStrange Byways In Cuneiform Writing /$rIrving Finkel -- $tScripts And Shapes: The Interplay Of Chinese Characters And Japanese Syllabaries In Early Modern Japan /$rMargarita Winkel -- $tSubstitution, Substitution, Substitution: The Many Faces Of Maya Writing /$rErik Boot -- $tFrom Group-Writing To Word Association: Representation And Integration Of Foreign Words In Egyptian Script /$rJoachim Friedrich Quack -- $tWhat Is Being Borrowed? Language And Script Contact In Taiwan /$rHenning Klöter -- $tThe Adaptation Of The Cuneiform Script To Foreign Languages /$rWilfred H. Van Soldt -- $tLoanwords, "Foreign Words," And Foreign Signs In Maya Writing /$rErik Boot -- $tOn Loans And Additions To The Fidäl (Ethiopic) Writing System /$rAzeb Amha -- $tLanguages And Scripts In The Maldive Islands: Coding And Encoding /$rAlex De Voogt -- $tForeign Terms In Sanskrit Pertaining To Writing /$rHarry Falk -- $tReducing Polyvalency In Writing Systems: From Egyptian To Meroitic /$rClaude Rilly -- $tDifficult Hieroglyphs And Unreadable Demotic? How The Ancient Egyptians Dealt With The Complexities Of Their Script /$rJoachim Friedrich Quack -- $tMaya Writing: Synonyms And Homonyms, Polyvalency And Polysemy /$rErik Boot -- $tIn The Interstices Of Representation: Ludic Writing And The Locus Of Polysemy In The Chinese Sign /$rWolfgang Behr -- $tEgyptian Writing For Non-Egyptian Languages And Vice Versa: A Short Overview /$rJoachim Friedrich Quack -- $tThe Caroline Islands Script: A Linguistic Confrontation /$rAlex De Voogt -- $tWriting Dance /$rJoukje Kolff -- $tAuthor Index /$rDe Voogt and I.L. Finkel -- $tLanguage (Group) And Script Index /$rDe Voogt and I.L. Finkel -- $tSubject Index /$rDe Voogt and I.L. Finkel. 330 $aThe Idea of Writing is an exploration of the versatility of writing systems. From ancient Egyptian, Cuneiform and Meroitic writing to Chinese, Maya and Maldivian script, the authors examine the problems and possibilities of polysemy, representing loanwords and the problems of adapting a writing system to another language. The playful and artistic use of writing, including a contribution on writing dance, further illustrates the intricacies of the systems. This collection of articles aims to highlight the complexity of writing systems rather than to provide a first introduction. The different academic traditions in which these writing systems have been studied use linguistic, socio-historical and philological approaches that give complementary insights into the complex phenomena. 410 0$aThe Idea of Writing$vI. 606 $aWriting$xHistory 606 $aWritten communication$xHistory 606 $aAuthorship$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWriting$xHistory. 615 0$aWritten communication$xHistory. 615 0$aAuthorship$xHistory. 676 $a411.09 701 $aVoogt$b Alexander J. de$0892920 701 $aFinkel$b Irving L$0850091 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459258003321 996 $aThe idea of writing$92082619 997 $aUNINA