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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Coulmas, Florian (Author)
Resource Type: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2013
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.