Mother of writing : the origin and development of a Hmong messianic script /

Smalley, William A. 1923-1997.,

Mother of writing : the origin and development of a Hmong messianic script / William A. Smalley, Chia Koua Vang, Gnia Yee Yang ; Mitt Moua, project translator. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, (c)1990. - xii, 221 pages ; 24 cm.



How the alphabet began : a believer's perspective -- The spread of the alphabet -- The sounds of Hmong -- The writing system -- Evolution of the writing system -- Punctuation, numerals and other symbols -- How did Shong Lue Yang do it? -- From handwriting to wordprocessing -- Contemporary use of the alphabet -- The alphabet in history -- Other Hmong writing systems -- Other views on "mother of writing".



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