Routledge Handbook of Scripts and Alphabets

<p><em>The Routledge Handbook of Scripts and Alphabets</em> is a unique reference to the main scripts and alphabets of the world. </p><p><em>The Handbook</em> presents over 60 alphabets covering an enormous scope of languages; from Amharic and Chinese to Thai and Cree. Full script tables are given for every language and each entry is accompanied by a detailed overview of its historical and linguistic context. </p><p>New to this second edition:</p><ul> <ul> <p> </p> <li>enhanced introduction discussing the basic principles and strategies utilized by world writing systems </li> <p> </p> <li>expanded to include more writing systems </li> <p> </p> <li>improved presentation of non-Roman scripts.</li> <p> </p> <li>organised into ancient contemporary and autochthonous writing systems</li> <p> </p> <li>many new entries on fascinating and lesser-known writing systems</li> </ul> </ul><p>This handy resource is the ideal reference for all students and scholars of language and linguistics. </p><p><strong>It has been brought to our attention that in some of the copies of the book there is an alignment error in the tables for Cyrillic Scripts (pages 88-90) and Roman Scripts (pages 140-44). Please contact us at Isabelle.Cheng@tandf.co.uk to receive replacement copies of the corrected tables free of charge.</strong></p><p><strong>Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused. </strong></p>