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Writing: Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization

Barry B. Powell

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Writing: Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization traces the origins of writing tied to speech from ancient Sumer through the Greek alphabet and beyond.

Examines the earliest evidence for writing in Mesopotamia in the fourth millennium BC, the origins of purely phonographic systems, and the mystery of alphabetic writing
Includes discussions of Ancient Egyptian,Chinese, and Mayan writing
Shows how the structures of writing served and do serve social needs and in turn create patterns of social behavior
Clarifies the argument with many illustrations

Категории:

Linguistics - Historical & Comparative Linguistics

Година:

2009

Издание:

1

Издателство:

Wiley-Blackwell

Език:

english

Страници:

298

ISBN 10:

1405162562

ISBN 13:

9781405162562

Файл:

PDF, 3.22 MB

IPFS:

,

english, 2009

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