Writing systems, alphabets

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.

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.

Writing does not begin and end with the encoding of an idea into a group of symbols.

This book argues that when the Greeks first began to use the alphabet, they viewed themselves as participants in a performance phenomenon.

This book argues that when the Greeks first began to use the alphabet, they viewed themselves as participants in a performance phenomenon.

The first comprehensive study of how the phonology and grammar of ancient Egyptian changed over four millennia of language history.

An ';adventure tale for puzzle lovers and Indiana Jones fans alike' (The Washington Post) following three free-spirited Victorians on their twenty-year quest to decipher cuneiform, the oldest writing in the worldfrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu.

This volume, with origins in a panel at the 2018 Celtic Conference in Classics, presents creative new approaches to epigraphic material, in an attempt to 'shake up' how we deal with inscriptions.

Learn the basics of the Thai language quickly with this essential book!

Dive into language learning with this comprehensive introduction to Vietnamese!

The easy and accessible way to learn the Burmese writing system!

The perfect book for beginners to learn all the basics of Vietnamese!

A complete beginning language course for Modern Standard Arabic!

Learn to speak, read, and write Koreanwith manga illustrations!

The highly anticipated next book in Tuttle's Stories for Language Learners series is here!

Continuing Mandarin Chinese Textbook is a new intermediate-level course in Mandarin which enables you to quickly learn the next level of the languagefollowing the first book in the series, Elementary Mandarin Chinese Textbook.

Contemporary Japanese is a textbook series for beginning students of Japanese at the college or high school level.

A fun and helpful resource for anyone interested in learning some Thaiwhether you're 5 or 100!

This workbook is designed for use with the Elementary Mandarin Chinese Textbook and offers a wealth of carefully-designed practice activities to help you solidify every aspect of your Chinese skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Elementary Mandarin Chinese Textbook is a new beginner Mandarin Chinese course which enables you to quickly learn the basics of the language.

The method that's helped thousands in the U.

This is the most up-to-date and complete Vietnamese to English dictionary available.

Reinforce your written Chinese with this practice book for the best-selling Tuttle Learning Chinese Characters.

Reinforce your written Chinese with this practice book for the best-selling Tuttle Learning Chinese Characters.

Learn to speak Japanese in 10 easy lessons--with manga illustrations, engaging exercises, and practical conversations!

A complete beginning-level course for written Mandarin Chinese designed to teach you to read and write Mandarin quickly and efficiently!

This comprehensive Chinese character workbook can be used with any textbook or on its own to dramatically enhance your Mandarin reading and writing skills!

A complete beginning-level course for spoken Mandarin Chinese designed to have you talking quickly and accurately!

This comprehensive Mandarin workbook can be used with any textbook or on its own to dramatically enhance your Mandarin speaking and listening skills.

Essential Mandarin Chinese Phrasebook & Dictionary presents the practical language of everyday interactions, conveyed in a way that's clear, concise, accessible and enjoyable.

A fun and helpful resource for anyone interested in learning some Mandarinwhether you're 5 or 100!

This is an ideal dictionary for students of the Chinese language.

With Beginning Japanese Phrases Language Practice Pad you can master essential Japanese phrases in just minutes a day!

This is an invaluable study guide and practice book for learning basic Japanese kanji.

Look up words quickly and easily with this travel-sized Indonesian dictionary.

Easy-to-read and extensive, this Tagalog dictionary is an essential language learning and translation tool.

Boost your language skills with this exciting and new workbook for Intermediate Japanese!

Look up words quickly and easily with this travel-sized Vietnamese dictionary.

An entertaining, informative, and elegantly designed guide that makes understanding punctuation marks and symbols simple and fun.

All you need to know about making and breaking codes.

The only guide you'll ever need to help you write better letters, whether for business or pleasure.

Take a first look at the enchanting world of elephants in this beautifully illustrated ebook for babies and toddlers.

Take a first look at the fascinating world of foxes in this beautifully illustrated non-fiction picture ebook for babies and toddlers.

Take a first look at the amazing world of bees in this beautifully illustrated non-fiction picture ebook, a perfect first gift for babies and toddlers.

Take a first look at the amazing world of ants in this beautifully illustrated non-fiction picture ebook, a perfect first gift for babies and toddlers.

A PULITZER PRIZE FINALISTA riveting, masterfully researched account of the bold innovators who adapted the Chinese language to the modern world, transforming China into a superpower in the processWhat does it take to reinvent the world's oldest living language?