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008			091020s2009 enka b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2009464938
020			_a9780199567782 (pbk.)
020			_a0199567786 (pbk.)
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050	0	0	_aP211 _bR63 2009
082	0	4	_a302.2244 _222
084			_aER 751 _2rvk
100	1		_aRobinson, Andrew, _d1957- _0(local)54162
245	1	0	_aWriting and script : _ba very short introduction / _cAndrew Robinson.
260			_aOxford ; _aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c2009.
300			_axii, 157 p. : _bill. ; _c18 cm.
490	1		_aVery short introductions ; _v208
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aWriting and its emergence -- Development and diffusion of wrtiting -- Disappearance of scripts -- Decipherment and undeciphered scripts -- How writing systems work -- Alphabets -- Chinese and Japanese writing -- Scribes and materials -- Writing goes electronic.
520	1		_a"Starting with the origins of writing five thousand years ago, with cuneiform and Egyptian hieroglyphs, Andrew Robinson explains how these early forms of writing developed into hundreds of scripts including the Roman alphabet and the Chinese characters. He reveals how the modern writing system we take for granted - including airport signage and electronic text messaging - resemble ancient scripts much more closely than we think."--BOOK JACKET.
648		7	_aGeschichte. _2swd _0(local)44820
650		0	_aWriting _xHistory. _0(local)34042
650		0	_aSymbolism in communication _xHistory. _0(local)69326
650	0	7	_aSchreiben. _2swd _0(local)69327
650	0	7	_aSchrift. _2swd _0(local)69328
830		0	_aVery short introductions ; _v208. _0(local)29719
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