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Writing P

Writing P

Paperback

Literary CriticismLinguisticsWriting Instruction

ISBN10: 1118255321
ISBN13: 9781118255322
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: Feb 10 2012
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
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

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