The disappearance of writing systems :: perspectives on literacy and communication /
This volume gathers papers from the first conference ever to be held on the disappearance of writing systems, in Oxford in March 2004. While the invention and decipherment of writing systems have long been focuses of research, their eclipse or replacement have been little studied. Because writing is...
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| Zusammenfassung: | This volume gathers papers from the first conference ever to be held on the disappearance of writing systems, in Oxford in March 2004. While the invention and decipherment of writing systems have long been focuses of research, their eclipse or replacement have been little studied. Because writing is so important in many cultures and civilizations, its disappearance - followed by a period without it or by replacement by a different writing system - is of almost equal significance to invention as a mark of radical change. Probably more writing systems have disappeared than survived in the last f. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xviii, 378 pages :) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| spelling | The disappearance of writing systems : perspectives on literacy and communication / edited by John Baines, John Bennet, Stephen Houston. London ; Oakville, CT : Equinox, 2008. 1 online resource (xviii, 378 pages :) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file rda Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. This volume gathers papers from the first conference ever to be held on the disappearance of writing systems, in Oxford in March 2004. While the invention and decipherment of writing systems have long been focuses of research, their eclipse or replacement have been little studied. Because writing is so important in many cultures and civilizations, its disappearance - followed by a period without it or by replacement by a different writing system - is of almost equal significance to invention as a mark of radical change. Probably more writing systems have disappeared than survived in the last f. 1. John Bennet, Now You See It; Now You Don't! The Disappearance of the Linear A Script on Crete2. J. David Hawkins, The Disappearance of Writing Systems: Hieroglyphic Luwian3. Jeremy Black, The Obsolescence and Demise of Cuneiform Writing in Elam 4. David Brown, Increasingly Redundant: The Growing Obsolescence of the Cuneiform Script in Babylonia from 539 BCPostscript: Jerrold Cooper, Redundancy Reconsidered: Reflections on David Brown's Thesis5. Kathryn Lomas, Script Obsolescence in Ancient Italy: From Pre-Roman to Roman Writing6. Richard Salomon, Whatever Happened to Kharohi? The Fate of a Forgotten Indic Script7. Martin Andreas Stadler, On the Demise of Egyptian Writing: Working with a Problematic Source Basis8. Claude Rilly, The Last Traces of Meroitic? A Tentative Scenario for the Disappearance of the Meroitic Script9. M.C.A. Macdonald, The Phoenix of Phoinikcia: Alphabetic Reincarnation in Arabia10. Stephen D. Houston, The Small Deaths of Maya Writing11. Elizabeth Hill Boone, The Death of Mexican Pictography12. Frank Salomon, Late Khipu Use13. Giovanni Stary, Disappearance of Writing Systems: The Manchu Case14. John Monaghan, Revelatory Scripts, 'the Unlettered Genius', and the Appearance and Disappearance of Writing 15. Chris Gosden, History without Text16. John Baines, Writing and its Multiple Disappearances. Writing History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85148638 Language obsolescence. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88003305 Écriture Histoire. Langage et langues Disparition. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Alphabets & Writing Systems. bisacsh LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Spelling. bisacsh Language obsolescence fast Writing fast History fast Baines, John. Bennet, John, 1957- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJrcpjPkCTdHMgKFkhJdQq http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2004151109 Houston, Stephen D. has work: The disappearance of writing systems (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGdmX3KBMWpqRJPXRFcrRq https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Disappearance of writing systems. London ; Oakville, CT : Equinox, 2008 (DLC) 2008014610 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=639865 Volltext CBO01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=639865 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | The disappearance of writing systems : perspectives on literacy and communication / 1. John Bennet, Now You See It; Now You Don't! The Disappearance of the Linear A Script on Crete2. J. David Hawkins, The Disappearance of Writing Systems: Hieroglyphic Luwian3. Jeremy Black, The Obsolescence and Demise of Cuneiform Writing in Elam 4. David Brown, Increasingly Redundant: The Growing Obsolescence of the Cuneiform Script in Babylonia from 539 BCPostscript: Jerrold Cooper, Redundancy Reconsidered: Reflections on David Brown's Thesis5. Kathryn Lomas, Script Obsolescence in Ancient Italy: From Pre-Roman to Roman Writing6. Richard Salomon, Whatever Happened to Kharohi? The Fate of a Forgotten Indic Script7. Martin Andreas Stadler, On the Demise of Egyptian Writing: Working with a Problematic Source Basis8. Claude Rilly, The Last Traces of Meroitic? A Tentative Scenario for the Disappearance of the Meroitic Script9. M.C.A. Macdonald, The Phoenix of Phoinikcia: Alphabetic Reincarnation in Arabia10. Stephen D. Houston, The Small Deaths of Maya Writing11. Elizabeth Hill Boone, The Death of Mexican Pictography12. Frank Salomon, Late Khipu Use13. Giovanni Stary, Disappearance of Writing Systems: The Manchu Case14. John Monaghan, Revelatory Scripts, 'the Unlettered Genius', and the Appearance and Disappearance of Writing 15. Chris Gosden, History without Text16. John Baines, Writing and its Multiple Disappearances. Writing History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85148638 Language obsolescence. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88003305 Écriture Histoire. Langage et langues Disparition. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Alphabets & Writing Systems. bisacsh LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Spelling. bisacsh Language obsolescence fast Writing fast |
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| title | The disappearance of writing systems : perspectives on literacy and communication / |
| title_auth | The disappearance of writing systems : perspectives on literacy and communication / |
| title_exact_search | The disappearance of writing systems : perspectives on literacy and communication / |
| title_full | The disappearance of writing systems : perspectives on literacy and communication / edited by John Baines, John Bennet, Stephen Houston. |
| title_fullStr | The disappearance of writing systems : perspectives on literacy and communication / edited by John Baines, John Bennet, Stephen Houston. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The disappearance of writing systems : perspectives on literacy and communication / edited by John Baines, John Bennet, Stephen Houston. |
| title_short | The disappearance of writing systems : |
| title_sort | disappearance of writing systems perspectives on literacy and communication |
| title_sub | perspectives on literacy and communication / |
| topic | Writing History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85148638 Language obsolescence. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88003305 Écriture Histoire. Langage et langues Disparition. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Alphabets & Writing Systems. bisacsh LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Spelling. bisacsh Language obsolescence fast Writing fast |
| topic_facet | Writing History. Language obsolescence. Écriture Histoire. Langage et langues Disparition. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Alphabets & Writing Systems. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Spelling. Language obsolescence Writing History |
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