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Encyclopedia of World Writing Systems: Alphabets, Abjads, Abugidas, and Syllabaries of All Languages Living and Dead (Linguistics) - Softcover
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD WRITING SYSTEMS
Alphabets, Abjads, Abugidas, and Syllabaries of All Languages Living and Dead
---Over 100 Writing Systems Within
in a 500-Page Encyclopedia
The Encyclopedia of World Writing Systems is a complete guide to the diverse writing systems used throughout history and across the globe. This book is an essential resource for language enthusiasts, linguists, travelers, and anyone interested in understanding and deciphering the world's scripts. Covering over 100 writing systems, from ancient to modern times, this encyclopedia provides detailed information on each script's origin, development, and cultural significance. It includes descriptions of the scripts' glyphs, their phonetic values, and sample words in the languages they represent. With its extensive coverage and practical approach, this book is an indispensable tool for navigating the complex world of writing systems.
Scripts Included:
Adlam
Arabic
Armenian
Avestan
Balinese
Bamum
Bangla (Bengali)
Batak
Baybayin
Berber (Tifinagh)
Buginese (Lontara)
Buhid
Burmese
Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
Carian
Caucasian Albanian
Cham
Cherokee
Chinese
Coptic
Cypriot Syllabary
Cyrillic
Deseret
Devanagari
Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Elbasan
Ethiopic (Ge’ez)
Georgian (Mkhedruli, Nuskhuri, Asomtavruli)
Gothic
Grantha
Greek
Gujarati
Gurmukhi
Hangul (Korean)
Hanunó'o
Hebrew
Inscriptional Pahlavi
Inscriptional Parthian
Japanese (Hiragana)
Japanese (Kanji)
Japanese (Katakana)
Japanese (Romaji)
Javanese
Kannada
Kayah Li
Kharoshthi
Khmer
Khojki
Khudawadi
Lao
Latin
Lepcha
Limbu
Linear B Ideograms
Linear B Syllabary
Lisu
Lycian
Lydian
Makasar
Malayalam
Mandaic
Marchen
Meitei Mayek
Mende Kikakui
Meroitic Hieroglyphs
Meroitic Cursive
Modi
Mongolian
Mro
N’Ko
Newa (Pracalit)
Odia (Oriya)
Ogham
Ol Chiki (Santali)
Old Hungarian
Old Italic
Old North Arabian
Old Permic
Old Persian
Old South Arabian
Old Turkic
Orkhon
Osage
Osmanya
Pahawh Hmong
Pau Cin Hau
Phoenician
Psalter Pahlavi
Rejang
Rohingya Hanifi
Runic
Samaritan
Saurashtra
Shavian
Siddham
Sinhala
Sundanese
Sylheti Nagari
Syriac
Tagbanwa
Tai Ahom
Tai Le
Tai Lue (New Tai Lue)
Tai Tham
Tai Viet
Takri
Tamil
Telugu
Thaana
Thai
Tibetan
Tirhuta (Maithili)
Ugaritic
Uighur
Vai
Warang Citi
Yi
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