{"product_id":"9780631234647","title":"Writing Systems A Linguistic Approach","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Textbooks in Linguistics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eWriting Systems\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Linguistic Approach\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHenry Rogers\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Linguistics \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccessibly written, \u003ci\u003eWriting Systems: A Linguistic Approach\u003c\/i\u003e provides detailed coverage of all major writing systems of historical or structural significance with thorough discussion of structure, history, and social context as well as important theoretical issues.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses systems as diverse as Chinese, Greek, and Maya.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents each system in light of four major aspects of writing: history and development, internal structure, the relationship of writing and language, and sociolinguistic aspects.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes glossary of technical terms, extensive illustrations, exercises and further reading suggestions to aid in teaching from the book.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eHenry Rogers\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the Departments of Linguistics and Anthropology at the University of Toronto. He is author of \u003ci\u003eSounds of Language: An Introduction to Phonetics\u003c\/i\u003e (2000) and \u003ci\u003eTheoretical and Practical Phonetics\u003c\/i\u003e (1990), and has published widely on both phonetics and writing systems.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 July 2004\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631234647\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e344\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22.72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380565143692,"sku":"9780631234647","price":53.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631234647_c2daeff3-1b27-453a-9b1e-65b4dd20f592.jpg?v=1780104257","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631234647","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}