00000cam a22000004i 4500 UP-99796217611848148 Buklod 20230619154520.0 m o j ta 120531s2013 enka rb |001 0|eng d 9781107602434 (paperback) (iLib)UPD-00249813517 DLC DMLS rda eng DMLUC P 211.7 C68 2013 Coulmas, Florian author. Writing and society an introduction Florian Coulmas. Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2013 xi, 180 pages illustrations 23 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Key topics in sociolinguistics Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-170) and index. Machine generated contents note: 1. The tyranny of writing; 2. The past in the present and the seeds of the public sphere; 3. Written and unwritten language; 4. Literacy and inequality; 5. The society of letters; 6. Writing reform; 7. Writing and literacy in the digitalized world. "How does writing relate to speech? What impact does it have on social organisation and development? How do unwritten languages differ from those that have a written form and tradition? This book is a general account of the place of writing in society. Drawing on contemporary and historical examples, from clay tablets to touchscreen displays, the book explores the functions of writing and written language, analysing its consequences for language, society, economy and politics. It examines the social causes of illiteracy, demonstrating that institutions of central importance to modern society are built upon writing and written texts, and are characterised by specific forms of communication. It explores the social dimensions of spelling and writing reform, as well as of digital literacy, a new mode of expression and communication posing novel challenges to the student of language in society"-- Provided by publisher. Writing Social aspects. Written communication Social aspects. Literacy Social aspects. Book FO UPD DMLS P 211.7 C68 2013 Book