Exploring Multilingualism and Multiscriptism in Written Artefacts
Contributor(s)
Vér, Márton (editor)
Sövegjártó, Szilvia (editor)
Language
EnglishAbstract
This book analyses written artefacts integrating diverse languages and scripts. It investigates scribal practices, shedding light on multicultural communities and regions with intersecting writing traditions. The essays cover various domains, from everyday life to scholarship and political propaganda, challenging the perception of multilingualism and multiscriptism as exceptions in writing cultures.
Keywords
Multicultural communities; Cultures of writing; writing traditions; scribal practicesDOI
10.1515/9783111380544ISBN
9783111380544, 9783111380483, 9783111381053, 9783111380544Publisher
De GruyterPublisher website
https://0-www-degruyter-com.catalogue.libraries.london.ac.uk/Publication date and place
Berlin/Boston, 2024Imprint
De GruyterSeries
Studies in Manuscript Cultures, 38Classification
Historical and comparative linguistics
Literary studies: general
Interdisciplinary studies
General and world history