Writing Systems and Cognition
W.C. . Ed(S): Watt
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Paperback. Editor(s): Watt, W.C. Series: Neuropsychology and Cognition. Num Pages: 478 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF; JM; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 730.
In this distinguished collection the deeper cognitive aspects of writing systems are for the first time added to the perceptual and physiological dimensions and brought into a coherent whole. The result is a multifaceted understanding of alphabets and other scripts in which none of the major factors that shape those systems, and thus distinctively reveal attributes of the human mind, are slighted. The systems through which language is realized on the page are compared in nature and complexity with those through which language is realized as sound, and are seen in their ... Read more
In this distinguished collection the deeper cognitive aspects of writing systems are for the first time added to the perceptual and physiological dimensions and brought into a coherent whole. The result is a multifaceted understanding of alphabets and other scripts in which none of the major factors that shape those systems, and thus distinctively reveal attributes of the human mind, are slighted. The systems through which language is realized on the page are compared in nature and complexity with those through which language is realized as sound, and are seen in their ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
478
Condition
New
Series
Neuropsychology and Cognition
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048143443
SKU
V9789048143443
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