Language Visible: Unraveling the Mystery of the Alphabet from A to Z - ISBN:0767911725

Language Visible: Unraveling the Mystery of the Alphabet from A to Z

Date: 13 April 2011, 11:46

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Product Description: A fun, lively and learned excursion into cultural history that unlocks the mystery behind each letter of our alphabet, from the “A” of The Scarlet Letter to the “Z” of Zorro.
Letters are tangible language. Joining together in endless combinations to actually show speech, letters convey our messages and tell our stories. While we encounter these tiny shapes hundreds of times a day, we take for granted the long, fascinating history behind one of the most fundamental of human inventions -- the alphabet.
The heart of the book is the 26 fact-filled “biographies” of letters A through Z, each one identifying the letter’s particular significance for modern readers, tracing its development from ancient forms, and discussing its noteworthy role in literature and other media. We learn, for example, why the letter X has a sinister and sexual aura, how B came to signify second best, why the word “mother” in many languages starts with M, and what is the story of O. The book also features clever illustrations for each letter, such as Winston Churchill’s “V-for-Victory” World War II hand-sign, or the trademark “N” from the label of Newman’s Own salad dressing, or images from rock music and other pop culture.
Clearly explaining the letters as symbols of precise speech-sounds, the book begins with the earliest known alphabetic inscriptions from about 1800 BC -- recently discovered by archaeologists in Egypt -- and traces the history of our alphabet from its beginnings in Phoenicia, Greece and Rome and up through medieval Europe to the present day.
Packed with information, Language Visible is not only accessible and entertaining, but essential to the appreciation of our own language.

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