The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Writing Systems

Apropiación y uso del alfabeto español

“…Hemos formado estos grupos con criterios de tipología lingüística, siguiendo Coulmas (1996) y Moreno Cabrera (2005), pero la tabla no está exenta de problemas, a causa de las vicisitudes históricas que acompaña la relación entre lengua y escritura. Así, el serbio se puede escribir con alfabeto cirílico o latino y, aunque en tiempos del estado yugoslavo se prefirió el latino para fortalecer la unidad con los hablantes croatas o macedonios, en la actualidad en Serbia se usa sobre todo el cirílico para reafirmar su identidad.…”

Writing in the World and Linguistics

“…And the 1990s saw three encyclopedic works-two corporate, and one by a single author (Coulmas 1996). The scope of the German work (some of the content is in English) is wider than is usually seen in writing books (Günther and Ludwig 1994-96).…”

“…David Diringer's (1948) is the best known, James-Germain Février's (1959) is the one whose evaluations I find most judicious, Marcel Cohen's (1958) is the most ambitious, Johannes Friedrich's (1966) is the most concise, and Hans Jensen's (1969) has the fullest bibliography to date. I can't honestly recommend the two most recent (Haarmann 1990;Coulmas 1996).…”

Religious Conflict Resolution In Nigeria (Matthew 18:15-22): A Hermeneutico - Inculturation Approach

“…19 In November, 2008 other ethnic -religious and political crises erupted in Jos and many lives and properties were destroyed. 20 Most recently, a group called Boko Haran emerged in Bauchi State of Nigeria. Boko Haram opines that "Western education a non-Islamic education is a sin."…”