SCRIPTS AND LITERACY by Insup Taylor (Editor), David R. Olson (Editor) ( 9780792329121 )

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Title:

SCRIPTS AND LITERACY
READING AND LEARNING TO READ ALPHABETS, SYLLABARIES AND CHARACTERS

By:

Insup Taylor (Editor), David R. Olson (Editor)

Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0792329120

ISBN 13:

9780792329121

Publisher:

KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS

Series:

Neuropsychology and Cognition v. 7

Pages:

384

Description:

Explores how the nature of a script affects how it is read and how one learns to read and write it. This work reveals the similarities underlying the world's scripts and the features that distinguish how they are read.

Synopsis:

Literacy is a concern of all nations of the world, whether they be classified as developed or undeveloped. A person must be able to read and write in order to function adequately in society, and reading and writing require a script. But what kinds of scripts are in use today, and how do they influence the acquisition, use and spread of literacy? "Scripts and Literacy" systematically explores how the nature of a script affects how it is read and how one learns to read and write it. It reveals the similarities underlying the world's scripts and the features that distinguish how they are read. Scholars from different parts of the world describe several different scripts, e.g. Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Indian Amerindian -- and how they are learned. Research data and theories are presented. This book should be of primary interest to educators and researchers in reading and writing around the world.

Illustrations:

index

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Imprint:

Kluwer Academic Publishers

Returns:

Non-returnable

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