LING 11.29 Writing Systems

This course examines the history and structure of the world’s writing systems, finding both differences and similarities, which reflect differences and similarities across human languages and cultures.  Topics include: logographic, syllabic, and alphabetic writing; decipherment; Chinese characters, hangul, and kana; cuneiform, hieroglyphs, Semitic and European alphabets; Devanagari, Tibetan, Mongolian, and Manchu; Mayan and other New World scripts; spoken vs. written modalities of language; social and psychological aspects of literacy

Degree Requirement Attributes

Lang:LRP; Dist:INT

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Department-Specific Course Categories

Linguistics