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Edited by Terry Joyce and Robert Crellin
[Written Language & Literacy 22:2] 2019
► pp. 167–178

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Introduction

Writing systems

Past, present (… and future?)

 | Tama University
 | University of Cambridge


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Published online: 30 March 2020
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Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Writing systems along the temporal dimension
  • 3.Universal themes that transcend time
    • The pervasive nature of orthographic variation
    • Enduring issues for writing systems research
  • Acknowledgement
  • Note
  • References
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