Florian Coulmas
German linguist and sociologist of language (born 1949), professor emeritus known for work on writing systems, language policy, multilingualism and the sociology/demography of language; author of several books on writing systems and sociolinguistics.
Books
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1. The Blackwell Encyclopedia Of Writing Systems
A comprehensive reference that surveys writing systems from around the world, describing individual scripts and families, typological categories (alphabetic, syllabic, logographic), historical development, and structural features. It also addresses sociocultural and cognitive aspects of literacy and script use, issues of orthography, standardization and reform, and the impact of technological and encoding developments, offering comparative analyses and further bibliographic guidance for researchers and students.
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