Powell, Barry B.
Writing: Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization
Writing: Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization traces the origins of writing tied to speech from ancient Sumer through the Greek alphabet and beyond.
- Examines the earliest evidence for writing in Mesopotamia in the fourth millennium BC, the origins of purely phonographic systems, and the mystery of alphabetic writing
- Includes discussions of Ancient Egyptian,Chinese, and Mayan writing
- Shows how the structures of writing served and do serve social needs and in turn create patterns of social behavior
- Clarifies the argument with many illustrations
Keywords: Writing, history of writing, history of language
- Author(s)
- Powell, Barry B.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2012
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 296 pages
- Category
- Languages
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781118293492
- Printed ISBN
- 9781118293508