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Ancient writing and the history of the alphabet [videorecording]/ by McWhorter, John H.,instructor.(CARDINAL)342022; Teaching Company,publisher.(CARDINAL)349444;
Instructor, John McWhorter, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University."So, when--and where--did writing first emerge? Why did early humans find it necessary to record their thoughts in a visual medium? How did cultures that had relied solely on spoken language for thousands of years create symbols that could carry meaning? And how did all the many scripts and systems that developed over the centuries lead us to the 26-letter alphabet of the English language? Embark on a journey to the very beginning of writing as a tool of language and see how the many threads of history and linguistics came together to create the alphabet that forms the foundation of English writing."--https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/ancient-writing-and-the-history-of-the-alphabetClosed captioning in English.DVD.
Subjects: Disability and neurodiversity materials.; Lectures.; Educational films.; Nonfiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Instructional and educational works.; Writing; Alphabet; Écriture; Alphabet;
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Gilgamesh : the new translation / by Davis, Gerald J.(Translator),translator.;
"The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest story that has come down to us through the ages of history. It predates the Bible, the Iliad and the Odyssey. The Epic of Gilgamesh relates the tale of the fifth king of the first dynasty of Uruk (in what is now modern day Iraq) who reigned for one hundred and twenty-six years, according to the ancient Sumerian King list. Gilgamesh was first inscribed in cuneiform writing on clay tablets by an unknown author during the Sumerian era and has been described as one of the greatest works of literature in the recounting of mankind's unending quest for immortality."--
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian; Epic poetry, Sumerian; Emperors; Giants (Folklore); Tall people; Fellowship; Quests (Expeditions); Voyages and travels; Fear of death; Grief in men; Immortality;
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The Sumerians : their history, culture, and character / by Kramer, Samuel Noah,1897-1990.(CARDINAL)141463;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-346) and index.Archeology and decipherment -- History : Heroes, kings, and ensi's -- Society : The Sumerian city -- Religion : Theology, rite, and myth -- Literature : The Sumerian belles-lettres -- Education : The Sumerian school -- Character : Drives, motives, and values -- The legacy of Sumer -- The origin and development of the cuneiform system of writing -- The Sumerian language -- Votive inscriptions -- Sample date-formulas -- Sumerian king list -- Letters -- Ditilla's (court decisions) -- Lipit-Ishtar law code -- Farmer's almanac.The Sumerians, the pragmatic and gifted people who preceded the Semites in the land first known as Sumer and later as Babylonia, created what was probably the first high civilization in the history of man, spanning the fifth to the second millenniums B.C. This book is a compendium of what is known about them. The author outlines the history of the Sumerian civilization and describes their cities, religion, literature, education, scientific achievements, social structure, and psychology. Finally, he considers the legacy of Sumer to the ancient and modern world.
Subjects: Sumerians.;
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Writing and civilization [sound recording] : from ancient worlds to modernity / by Zender, Marc.; Teaching Company.(CARDINAL)349444;
Includes bibliographical references in guidebook.Lectures by Marc Zender, visiting assistant professor at Tulane.
Subjects: Lectures.; Audiobooks.; Writing; Civilization; Literacy;
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The history of the written word / by Cunningham, Kevin,1966-(CARDINAL)468319;
MARCIVE 03/01/06Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.Ancient writing -- The alphabet -- China -- From parchment to printers -- Mass communication.Explores the history of the written word, still an important means of communication, from cuneiform tablets to personal computers and text messaging.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Writing;
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Language at the speed of sight : how we read, why so many can't, and what can be done about it / by Seidenberg, Mark S.,author.(CARDINAL)729804;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-361) and index."In Language at the Speed of Sight, internationally renowned cognitive scientist Mark Seidenberg reveals the underexplored science of reading, which spans cognitive science, neurobiology, and linguistics. As Seidenberg shows, the disconnect between science and education is a major factor in America's chronic underachievement. How we teach reading places many children at risk of failure, discriminates against poorer kids, and discourages even those who could have become more successful readers. Children aren't taught basic print skills because educators cling to the disproved theory that good readers guess the words in texts, a strategy that encourages skimming instead of close reading. Interventions for children with reading disabilities are delayed because parents are mistakenly told their kids will catch up if they work harder. Learning to read is more difficult for children who speak a minority dialect in the home, but that is not reflected in classroom practices. By building on science's insights, we can improve how our children read, and take real steps toward solving the inequality that illiteracy breeds."-from Amazon
Subjects: Cognition disorders.; Language experience approach in education.; Psycholinguistics.; Reading (Higher education);
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Ancient Mesopotamia : life in the cradle of civilization [videorecording] / by Podany, Amanda H.,teacher.(CARDINAL)664776; Teaching Company,production company.(CARDINAL)349444;
Lecturer: Professor Amanda H. Podany, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona."When we imagine what life might have been like thousands of years in the past, the images we often conjure are primitive ones: reed and mud huts or plain brick dwellings, cooking pits, villagers, and simple farms. That was indeed what life was like in the earliest settlements, but by five thousand years ago, life in some places had become much more sophisticated than we might think. Impressive achievements-like stepped temples that towered like mountains, elaborate palaces (some with bathrooms and plumbing), and complex houses-were also a part of life for people who lived in cities that arose thousands of years ago, particularly in the fertile region that emerged along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Welcome to Mesopotamia, the ancient name for the region that is now Iraq, a remarkably advanced civilization that flourished for two-thirds of the time that civilization has existed on Earth. Mesopotamians mastered irrigation agriculture; built the first complex urban societies; developed writing, literature, and law; and united vast regions through warfare and diplomacy. While civilizations like Greece and Rome have an unbroken tradition of written histories, the rich history of Mesopotamia has only been recently rediscovered, thanks to the decipherment of Mesopotamia's cuneiform writing less than 200 years ago. In this 24-lecture course taught by Professor Podany, you'll fill in the blanks of your historical understanding as you witness a whole new world opening before your eyes. Riveting stories about kings and priestesses as well as ordinary people from all walks of life transport you back in time, giving you invaluable insights into the history of a landmark region that has long been known as the cradle of civilization."
Subjects: Educational films.; Instructional films.; Lectures.; Nonfiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Civilization, Assyro-Babylonian.; Sumerians;
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One & everything / by Winston, Sam,author,artist.(CARDINAL)422527;
Fine artist Sam Winston, cocreator of the New York Times best-selling A Child of Books, celebrates the power of stories and written languages--and the imperative to preserve them. Once there were many stories in the world. There were stories with sunsets and wonderful tales filled with fairies and dinosaurs. But one day, a story decided that it was the best, the most important story ever. It called itself the One and started to consume every other story it came across. The One ate stories made of seas and others full of dogs. Soon it seemed that the One was all there was . . . or was it? Inspired by the Endangered Alphabets project, aimed at preserving cultures by sharing their unique scripts, author-illustrator Sam Winston uses writing systems such as cuneiform and Tibetan, Egyptian hieroglyphs and ogham to illustrate this book in his signature typography-based style, using symbols and letters that have relayed the world's stories over the centuries.
Subjects: Fiction.; Picture books.; Children's stories; Language and languages;
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The book : a cover-to-cover exploration of the most powerful object of our time / by Houston, Keith,1977-author.(CARDINAL)404287;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In 'The Book', Keith Houston reveals that the paper, ink, thread, glue and board from which a book is made tell as rich a story as the words on its pages-of civilisations, empires, human ingenuity and madness. In an invitingly tactile history of this 2,000 year-old medium, Houston follows the development of writing, printing, the art of illustrations, and binding to show how we have moved from cuneiform tablets and papyrus scrolls to the hardcovers and paperbacks of today. Sure to delight book lovers of all stripes with its lush, full-colour illustrations, 'The Book' gives us the momentous and surprising history behind humanity's most important-and universal-information technology.
Subjects: Books and reading; Books.; Books; Printing;
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The book of codes : understanding the world of hidden messages : an illustrated guide to signs, symbols, ciphers, and secret languages / by Lunde, Paul,1943-(CARDINAL)736557;
ENCODING THE WORLD: Describing time -- Describing form -- Force and motion -- Mathematics: the indescribable -- The periodic table -- Defining the world -- Encoding the landscape -- Navigation -- Taxonomy -- The genetic code -- Genetic ancestry -- Using the genetic code -- CODES OF CIVILIZATION: Codes of construction -- Taoist mysticism -- South Asian sacred imagery -- The language of Buddhism -- The patterns of Islam -- Mysteries of the North -- Medieval visual sermons -- Stained glass windows -- Renaissance iconography -- The age of reason -- Victoriana -- Textiles, carpets, and embroidery -- CODES OF COMMERCE: Commercial codes -- Brands & trademarks -- Makers' marks -- Codes of work -- Currency and counterfeits -- The book in your hands -- CODES OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR: Body language -- Survival signals -- Sporting codes -- Etiquette -- Dressing your message -- Heraldry -- Formal dress codes -- Decoding the unconscious -- The language of dreams -- VISUAL CODES: Signs & signage -- Highway codes -- Challenged communication -- Describing music -- Musical scores -- Animal talk -- Extraterrestrials -- IMAGINARY CODES: Modern magic and mayhem -- The Bible code -- The Beale Papers -- Mystery and imagination -- Fantasy codes -- Doomsday codes -- THE DIGITAL AGE. The first computers -- Supercomputers -- Talking to computers -- Alice, Bob, & Eve -- Future medicine -- Where are codes taking us?THE FIRST CODES: Reading the landscape -- Tracking animals -- Bushcraft signs -- Early petroglyphs -- First writing systems -- Reading cuneiform -- Alphabets and scripts -- The evolution of numerical systems -- Linear A & Linear B -- The Phaistos disc -- The mystery of hieroglyphs -- Hieroglyphs revealed -- The riddle of the Maya -- Indigenous traditions -- SECTS, SYMBOLS, & SECRET SOCIETIES: Early Christians -- The pentangle -- Divination -- Heresies, sects and cults -- Rosslyn Chapel -- Alchemy -- Kabbalism -- Necromancy -- Rosicrucians -- Freemasons -- CODES FOR SECRECY: The art of concealment -- For your eyes only -- Frequency analysis -- Disguising ciphers -- Medieval cipher systems -- The Babington plot -- The da Vinci code -- Ciphertexts and keys -- Grilles -- Spies and black chambers -- Mechanical devices -- Hidden in plain sight -- COMMUNICATING AT A DISTANCE: Long-distance alarms -- Flag signals -- Semaphore and the telegraph -- Morse code -- Person to person -- CODES OF WAR: Classical codes of war -- The 'indecipherable' code -- The great cipher -- 19th-century innovations -- Military map codes -- Field signals -- The Zimmermann telegram -- Enigma: the 'unbreakable' system -- WWII codes and code breakers -- Cracking enigma -- Navajo windtalkers -- Cold war codes -- CODES OF THE UNDERWORLD: Street slang -- From Samurai to Yakuza -- Cockney rhyming slang -- The Mob -- Ramblers' sign language -- Cops and codes -- The zodiac mystery -- The zodiac legacy -- Graffiti -- Youth codes -- Digital subversion --
Subjects: Ciphers.; Cryptography.;
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