Paleografi (skriftens historia)

Vi kan knappt öppna ögonen utan att få syn på bokstäver. De finns på skyltar, i böcker och tidningar - du stirrar på några i detta nu. Men varför ser de ut som de gör? Vilka språkliga och kulturella manglar har de passerat på vägen hit och vad har...

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Hur formas människan av sitt skrivande? Och hur har handskriften kommit att avgöra vad som kan nedtecknas? I Författarens hand gör Thomas Götselius sex olika nedslag som ger lika många svar på hur litteraturen kan belysa historiens mest inflytelse...

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Learn to read, write, and speak everyday Japanese with manga stories! If you're into anime, manga, or planning a trip to Japan, this book is your perfect starting point! Learn Japanese with Manga brings the language to life with manga-style comic ...

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This book is a quick and easy way to learn basic Chinese Characters. All beginning Chinese language learners struggle to memorize and learn to write Chinese characters. The First 100 Chinese Characters adopts a structural approach which helps stud...

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På Rökstenen, som står nära sjön Tåkern i Östergötland, återfinns världens längsta och mest komplicerade runinskrift. Stenen har varit känd sedan 1600-talet och trots att man ägnat över 150 år åt att studera den har ingen lyckats nå fram till en t...

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Lär dig runor och dyk ner i drömvärlden! Magnus Green, fornspråksstudent vid Uppsala universitet, tar dig på en resa genom kärlek, krig och fred och fester. Mellan redan glömt och evinnerligen oförglömligt bevistar han våra nätters skentillvaro oc...

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This is the ideal workbook for anyone who wants to learn to write the Korean Hangul script! It contains a basic introduction to the alphabet and all the sounds of the language, showing you how to write the letters and every possible syllable combi...

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Offers a full introduction to and survey of runes and runology: their history, how they were used, and their interpretation. Runes, often considered magical symbols of mystery and power, are in fact an alphabetic form of writing. Derived from one ...

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Mästarens handbok i konsten att läsa, skriva och tolka runor! Vad kan du om runor? Förundras du av de gåtfulla inristningarna från forntiden? Har du försökt att tolka runskrift? Sveriges främste runmästare Lars Magnar Enoksen har skrivit en ny han...

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Learn to Write and Read the Korean Hangul Alphabet with K-Pop and K-Drama Words and Phrases! This comprehensive workbook is designed to teach beginners how to write and read the Korean Hangul script. It features a complete introduction to the Hang...

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Reinforce your written Chinese with this practice book for the best-selling Tuttle Learning Chinese Characters. Learning Mandarin Chinese Characters helps students quickly learn the essential Chinese characters that are fundamental to the language...

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Explore Korean Culture Through Bilingual Folktales-Build Language Skills as You Read! Korean Stories for Language Learners brings 42 traditional Korean folktales to life, presented in both Korean and English on facing pages. This unique collection...

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Reinforce your written Chinese with this practice book for the best-selling Tuttle Learning Chinese Characters. Learning Mandarin Chinese Characters helps students quickly learn the essential Chinese characters that are fundamental to the language...

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RTK en Internationell succé - nu i svensk version. Syftet med denna bok är att erbjuda den som studerar japanska en enkel metod för att koordinera de japanska skrivtecknens skrivning och betydelse på ett sådant sätt att de båda blir lättare att mi...

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Writing is one of humanity's greatest inventions.Without it there would be no history and no civilization as we know it. But how, when and where did writing evolve? In a succinct, absorbing and well-illustrated text, Andrew Robinson discusses the ...

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Hällristningar är speciella på många sätt. På berghällarna kryllar det av bilder på skepp, vapen, människor och djur som ristades för över 3000 år sedan. De är tidsdokument som aldrig upphör att fascinera. Hällristningar och Hällristare är en popu...

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A complete introduction to written Japanese - start here with zero knowledge and finish feeling confident! This introduction to the Japanese writing system teaches you to read and write the fundamental 92 hiragana and katakana characters-and makes...

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A rollicking adventure starring three free-spirited Victorians on a twenty-year quest to decipher cuneiform, the oldest writing in the world-from the New York Times bestselling author of The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu. It was one of history's ...

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Master Japanese Handwriting with Style and Structure! This beautifully designed workbook makes learning to write Japanese both effective and enjoyable. Whether you're studying hiragana, katakana, or kanji, this notebook gives you everything you ne...

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Learning to recognize and pronounce the basic hiragana and katakana phonetic alphabets is the first step in studying the Japanese language. This set of 200 flash cards along with accompanying booklet, wall charts, and online audio recordings conta...

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Learn over 2,000 Japanese Kanji characters with this user-friendly Japanese language-learning book. This unique Kanji study guide provides a comprehensive introduction to all the Kanji characters on the Japanese Ministry of Education's official Jo...

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'You'll never look at a keyboard the same way after reading Danny Bate's fascinating linguistic history' Sunday Times 'A wonderful achievement! A breath-taking adventure through the alphabet - each letter a hero with a remarkable story to tell. An...

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Learn the basics of the Thai language quickly with this essential book! Reading & Writing Thai is the perfect way to begin learning the Thai language. It teaches you how to pronounce, read, and write all the sounds and letters, including the diffi...

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A fascinating story of writing across cultures and time While other ancient nonalphabetic scripts-Sumerian cuneiform, Egyptian hieroglyphs, and Mayan hieroglyphs-are long extinct, Chinese characters, invented over three thousand years ago, are tod...

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For beginning learners of Vietnamese, here's everything needed to learn the language effectively! Speak, read and write Vietnamese as it's actually used in real-life contexts in Vietnam today. This book has everything you need to learn the languag...

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Have you ever wished that you could read the beautiful hieroglyphic script of ancient Egypt for yourself? Now you can, with the help of this practical step-by-step guide. It is suitable for complete beginners, or for anyone who would like to impro...

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Learn the basics of the Farsi Language quickly! Reading & Writing Farsi is a self-study guide to the Farsi alphabet for anyone who is just getting started in learning this beautiful language. Author Pegah Vil has helped thousands of English-speaki...

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Mastering written Japanese begins with hands-on practice, and Writing Japanese Hiragana offers the perfect starting point. With a spacious, easy-to-use format, this workbook encourages students to dive right in and start learning. Written Japanese...

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