The Acquisition of a Second Writing System

This text ranges widely over the field of different writing systems, the attitudes to the act of writing in different cultures and the use and influence of different writing implements. The field of English as a second language is well documented, whereas the subject of how to acquire the Latin alphabet as a second writing system, or how to alter from any particular writing system has not received as much attention. This book aims to offer a conceptual base to open people's minds to the task of learning a second writing system, allowing them to work between any two. The book is in two sections: the first covers the writing systems of different cultures today. It deals with the letters, characters and postural aspects, as well as the cultural attitudes, differences in educational atttitudes, political aspects of writing systems and systems in transition. The second section of the book looks forward to the future of iconographies taking in contributions from specialists working in a wide variety of fields. It includes sections on developing iconographies for the deaf and visually impaired, as well as systems of notation of movement from choreography, physiotherapy and music.

ISBN 1871516439   DEWEY edition DC20 ISBN13 9781871516432 (What's this?)   Pages 160 Publisher Intellect Books   Weight (grammes) 300 Imprint Intellect Books   Published in Bristol Format Paperback   Height (mm) 230 Publication date 01 Apr 1995   Academic level General DEWEY 411.07

		Acknowledgements		4
		Preface		5
Ch. 1		An Introduction to Writing Systems		7
Ch. 2		Comparing the Rules of Writing Systems		16
Ch. 3		Observations or Statistics: Which Help us Most?		34
Ch. 4		Writing Materials and Writing Posture		56
Ch. 5		Assessment		68
Ch. 6		Handwriting Models and Teaching Techniques		80
Ch. 7		Handwriting and Personality		100
Ch. 8		Handwriting, Society and Politics		112
Ch. 9		Typography and Handwriting		128
Ch. 10		Computers and Handwriting		142
		Bibliography		151
		Index		155

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