From Afrikaans to Zulu, almost 100 languages from the comprehensive "Compendium of the World's Languages" are featured in this new concise version. Many articles have been revised. "The Concise Compendium" presents a detailed comparative study of the major and many of the lesser known languages of t[...]

The Routledge Handbook of Scripts and Alphabets is a unique reference to the main scripts and alphabets of the world. The Handbook presents over 60 alphabets covering an enormous scope of languages; from Amharic and Chinese to Thai and Cree. Full script tables are given for every language and each [...]