Palaeography (history of writing) books

Written by one of the world's leading paleographers, this book reconstructs the ways Western cultures have used...  Read More >>

This study on writing and identity within academic writing includes case studies of eight mature students.  Read More >>

Collected essays on Anglo-Saxon and Viking runes: A contribution to both runologist and Anglo-Saxonist alike.  Read More >>

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This collection of essays looks at the ethical concerns in composition and English studies. The essays have been...  Read More >>

""Highly informative and lushly . . . illustrated. An unbeatable combination for pleasure and learning"".--""Children's...  Read More >>

When he announced his successful decipherment of the Rongorongo script of Easter Island in 1996, Steven Roger Fischer...  Read More >>

In-depth examination of the surviving medieval records of this great poem that stands at the beginning of the English...  Read More >>

Written by a team of expert contributors, many of whom are based in Asia, each language chapter offers a detailed...  Read More >>

Easter Island's rongorongo script is Oceania's only known writing system predating the 20th century. The author...  Read More >>

The papers included in this volume were all presented at various seminars and conferences held at the School of...  Read More >>

Challenging monolithic approaches to culture and literacy, this book looks at the roots of African-American reading...  Read More >>

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This work discusses the assessment of writing across the curriculum. It is the first volume in a series analyzing...  Read More >>

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A reference to the main scripts and alphabets of the world. Forty alphabets are presented and discussed, with entries...  Read More >>

This is an examination of writing technologies and critical research practices. It discusses topics such as: articulating...  Read More >>

This is an examination of writing technologies and critical research practices. It discusses topics such as: articulating...  Read More >>

Der 1928 in Erstein im Elsaß geborene Autor, der auf einem den Beziehungen von Denken und Sprache gewidmeten Forschungslehrstuhl...  Read More >>

In this dissertation I investigate how community context affects Spanish language use and English proficiency among...  Read More >>

Western Palestine is rich in Arabic inscriptions. These are all now assembled in the Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum...  Read More >>

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This volume of RIM focuses on the Second Dynasty of Lagas, and concentrates mainly on the inscriptions of Cylinders...  Read More >>

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