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This textbook introduces the major writing systems of the world - from cuneiform to English spelling. Florian Coulmas, one of the world's leading experts in the field, presents detailed descriptions of the world's writing systems and explains their structural complexities as well as the intricate relationship between written and spoken language.Coulmas, Florian is the author of 'Writing Systems An Introduction to Their Linguistic Analysis', published 2002 under ISBN 9780521787376 and ISBN 0521787378.
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