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Alpha Beta
John Man
其他書名
How Our Alphabet Shaped the Western World
出版Headline, 2001
ISBN07472644739780747264477
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=J6pXPgAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋An alphabet is a system for organising and recording thought and the very earliest letters, which demonstrate this ('a' was the first sound of the Semitic word for 'ox', 'b' for 'house'), are still with us, virtually unchanged across the millennia. And while the western world today is divided by languages, it remains largely united by alphabet. Where these letters came from and how they have evolved over the years is more than just an academic exercise. John Man's ALPHA BETA tells a thrilling story of adventure, passion and intrigue.