Peter T. Daniels & William Bright (eds.). The world's writing systems. Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. xlv, 920 pp.

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Richard Sproat

Published online: 1 January 1998

https://doi.org/10.1075/wll.1.1.07spr

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Peter T. Daniels & William Bright (eds.). The world's writing systems. Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. xlv, 920 pp.

Peter T. Daniels & William Bright (eds.). The world's writing systems. Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. xlv, 920 pp.