Writing and society an introduction
"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 exa...
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Resource Type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2013
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Series: | Key topics in sociolinguistics
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Table of Contents:
- 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.