Writing: Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization

English

ISBN: 1118293509

EAN: 9781118293508

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines / Handwriting/Language Arts & Disciplines / Alphabet/

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Release Date: 01/25/2012

Synopsis: 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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Writing: Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization

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Format: eBook - PDF

Pages: 296