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Writing Revolution
Taschenbuch von Amalia E Gnanadesikan
Sprache: Englisch

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In a world of rapid technological advancement, it is easy to forget that writing is the original Information Technology, created to transcend the limitations of human memory and to defy time and space. The Writing Revolution describes how this communication tool has conquered the world, making possible everything from complex bureaucracy, literature, and science, to instruction manuals and love letters. The author deftly describes each of the worlds major written traditions, tracing its origins, the way it captures the language(s) for which it is used, its applications and adaptations, and its cultural impact. From the first cuneiform clay tablet to the World Wide Web by way of Egyptian hieroglyphs, Japanese syllabaries, and the printing press, among others this book offers a fascinating insight into the history of one of the worlds greatest inventions.
In a world of rapid technological advancement, it is easy to forget that writing is the original Information Technology, created to transcend the limitations of human memory and to defy time and space. The Writing Revolution describes how this communication tool has conquered the world, making possible everything from complex bureaucracy, literature, and science, to instruction manuals and love letters. The author deftly describes each of the worlds major written traditions, tracing its origins, the way it captures the language(s) for which it is used, its applications and adaptations, and its cultural impact. From the first cuneiform clay tablet to the World Wide Web by way of Egyptian hieroglyphs, Japanese syllabaries, and the printing press, among others this book offers a fascinating insight into the history of one of the worlds greatest inventions.
Über den Autor
Amalia E. Gnanadesikan teaches writing at Holy Family University and has taught linguistics at West Chester and Rutgers universities. Her theoretical publications include works in phonology and language acquisition. Her column on language, "Postcards from Babel", appears in The Vocabula Review.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface.

1. The First IT Revolution.

2. Cuneiform: Forgotten Legacy of a Forgotten People.

3. Egyptian Hieroglyphs and the Quest for Eternity.

4. Chinese: A Love of Paperwork.

5. Maya Glyphs: Calendars of Kings.

6. Linear B: The Clerks of Agamemnon.

7. Japanese: Three Scripts are Better than One.

8. Cherokee: Sequoyah Reverse-Engineers.

9. The Semitic Alphabet: Egypt to Manchuria in 3400 Years.

10. The Empire of Sanskrit.

11. King Sejong's One-Man Renaissance.

12. Greek Serendipity.

13. The Age of Latin.

14. The Alphabet Meets the Machine.

Further Reading
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Sachliteratur
Thema: Fremdsprachige Wörterbücher
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 336
Inhalt: 322 S.
ISBN-13: 9781405154079
ISBN-10: 1405154071
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Gnanadesikan, Amalia E
Hersteller: Wiley
John Wiley & Sons
Maße: 229 x 152 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: Amalia E Gnanadesikan
Erscheinungsdatum: 10.11.2008
Gewicht: 0,482 kg
preigu-id: 101824528
Über den Autor
Amalia E. Gnanadesikan teaches writing at Holy Family University and has taught linguistics at West Chester and Rutgers universities. Her theoretical publications include works in phonology and language acquisition. Her column on language, "Postcards from Babel", appears in The Vocabula Review.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface.

1. The First IT Revolution.

2. Cuneiform: Forgotten Legacy of a Forgotten People.

3. Egyptian Hieroglyphs and the Quest for Eternity.

4. Chinese: A Love of Paperwork.

5. Maya Glyphs: Calendars of Kings.

6. Linear B: The Clerks of Agamemnon.

7. Japanese: Three Scripts are Better than One.

8. Cherokee: Sequoyah Reverse-Engineers.

9. The Semitic Alphabet: Egypt to Manchuria in 3400 Years.

10. The Empire of Sanskrit.

11. King Sejong's One-Man Renaissance.

12. Greek Serendipity.

13. The Age of Latin.

14. The Alphabet Meets the Machine.

Further Reading
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Sachliteratur
Thema: Fremdsprachige Wörterbücher
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 336
Inhalt: 322 S.
ISBN-13: 9781405154079
ISBN-10: 1405154071
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Gnanadesikan, Amalia E
Hersteller: Wiley
John Wiley & Sons
Maße: 229 x 152 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: Amalia E Gnanadesikan
Erscheinungsdatum: 10.11.2008
Gewicht: 0,482 kg
preigu-id: 101824528
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