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16 - Writing

George Yule
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The Study of Language , pp. 211 - 223
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2010

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Robinson, A. (2007) The Story of Writing (2nd edition) Thames & HudsonGoogle Scholar
Coulmas, F. (2003) Writing SystemsCambridge University PressGoogle Scholar
Rogers, H. (2005) Writing Systems: A Linguistic ApproachBlackwellGoogle Scholar
Daniels, P. and Bright, W. (1996) The World's Writing SystemsOxford University PressGoogle Scholar
Schmandt-Besserat, D. (1996) How Writing Came AboutUniversity of Texas PressGoogle Scholar
Woodard, R. (2003) The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient LanguagesCambridge University PressGoogle Scholar
Glassner, J. (2003) The Invention of CuneiformJohns Hopkins University PressGoogle Scholar
Allen, J. (2000) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of HieroglyphsCambridge University PressGoogle Scholar
Jeffery, L. (1990) The Local Scripts of Archaic GreeceClarendon PressGoogle Scholar
Man, J. (2000) Alpha BetaWileyGoogle Scholar
Cook, V. (2004) The English Writing SystemHodder ArnoldGoogle Scholar
Davies, W. (1987) Egyptian HieroglyphicsBritish Museum/University of California PressGoogle Scholar
Jensen, H. (1969) Sign, Symbol and Script (3rd edition) (translated by Unwin, G.) Putnam'sGoogle Scholar
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  • Writing
  • George Yule
  • Book: The Study of Language
  • Online publication: 05 June 2012
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511757754.017
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  • Writing
  • George Yule
  • Book: The Study of Language
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511757754.017
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  • Writing
  • George Yule
  • Book: The Study of Language
  • Online publication: 05 June 2012
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511757754.017
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