Alphabet Key To History Of Mankind

Author(s): David Diringer
Publisher: Hutchinsons Scientific and Technical Publications

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character; Kashtawari haracter. Landa scripts: Multani character; Sindhi varieties; Sindhi character, Gurmukhi script. South Indian scripts: Dravidian languages; development of South Indian characters: Western variety; Central Indian script; Kanarese and Telugu characters; Later Kalinga script; Grantha character: early Grantha; middle Grantha; transitional Grantha; modern Grantha; Tulu-Malayalam character. Tamil character. Vatteluttu character. Sinhalese character: Island of Ceylon; development of Sinhalese language and script: Pali-Prakrit Sinhalese; proto-Sinhalese; medieval Sinhalese; modern Sinhalese; bibliography. Maldivian scripts: general sketch; Evela Akuru; Dives Akuru; Gabuli Tana. Syro-Malabaric alphabet; bibliography. Text of specimens of modern Indian scripts. Bibliography on the Indian scripts.
APPENDIX TO CHAPTER VI.
Saurashtran script.
VII. FURTHER-INDIAN BRANCH
General sketch. Indo-China ("French Indo-China"); bibliography. The Chams; the Khmers; development of Cham-Khmer charac ters; Chakma character. Burma: the Mons; the Pyu; the Burmans; bibliography; the Karens; Taungthu and Yao. Siam: the Shans; Lao character; Lü and Hkün characters; Ahom character; Siamese character: origin; development; modern Siamese alphabet; bibliography: Siamese character adapted to Miao; scripts of "British Shans"; Khamti character; Aitonia character; Thai Mao or Thai Khe'; Chan Lao of Tongking; "Chinese Shans." Indonesia: Borneo; Malaya; ancient Java: old Javanese or Kavi character; origin; Kavi inscriptions; modern Javanese character; Sumatra: Sumatran native characters: Batak; Lampong and Redjang characters; Celebes: Celebes scripts; origin; Buginese character; conclusion. Bibliography. Philippine Islands: general sketch; ancient characters; Tagalog character; Tagbanua and Mangyan characters; varieties of scripts; vowel-signs; punctuation; peculiar postal service; direction of writing; origin of Philippine scripts; bibliography. APPENDIX TO CHAPTER VII
Korean character: Un-mun or Ön-mun; vowels and consonants; is the Korean alphabet perfect? Origin of Korean alphabet; bibliography. Woleai syllabary (?): the island; native script; origin; bibliography.
VIII THE GREEK ALPHABET AND ITS OFFSHOOTS
The Greeks. Origin of the Greek alphabet. Changes introduced in the Greek alphabet. Varieties of early Greek alphabet. Greek vowels. Greek sibilants. Additional consonantal signs. Classical Greek alphabet. Development of Greek writing. Greek inscriptions and manuscripts. Conclusion. Bibliography. Asianic alphabets: Lycian alphabet; Phrygian alphabet; Pamphylian alphabet; Lydian aphabet; Carian script; conclusion; bibliography. Coptic alphabet; bibliography. Nubian character; bibliography. Messapian alphabet; bibliography. Gothic
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