Visible Speech: The Diverse Oneness of Writing Systems

Contents

• Figures
• Preface
• Acknowledgments

1. Writing in Communicative Context
   • Kinds of Communication
     • Definitions and Dichotomies
     • Spoken Language
     • Touch Language
     • Sign Language
   • What Is Writing?
     • Limited Symbols for Limited Use
     • A Yukaghir Love Letter
     • Amerindian Pictographs
     • Partial/Limited/Pseudo/Non-Writing
     • Full/Unlimited/Real Writing
     • The Forest of Family Trees
2. Full Writing Systems
   • Syllabic Systems
     • "Meaning-plus-Sound" Syllabic Systems
       • Sumerian
       • Chinese sample section
       • Mayan
     • "Pure" Syllabic Systems
       • Japanese
       • Yi
   • Consonantal Systems
     • "Meaning-plus-Sound" Consonantal Systems
       • Egyptian
     • "Pure" Consonantal Systems
       • Phoenician
       • Hebrew
       • Arabic
   • Alphabetic Systems
     • "Pure" Alphabetic Systems
       • Greek
       • Latin
     • "Meaning-plus-Sound" Alphabetic Systems
       • Korean
       • English
3. Writing in Comparative Perspective
   • A Critique of Writing about Writing
     • Graphic Principle
     • Representational Level
     • Graphic Symbols
     • Writing, Reading, and Thinking
   • The Essential Oneness of Full Writing
     • Writing as Visible Speech
     • The Duality Principle
     • The Dead Hand of the Past

• Notes
• Glossary
• References
• Index