Literacy in Traditional Societies

Type:
boek
Titel:
Literacy in Traditional Societies
Auteur:
Goody, Jack
Jaar:
1975
Onderwerp:
Linguistics
Taal:
Engels
Uitgever:
Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1975
Plaatsnummer:
ORPH.LIT GOOD a (Orpheus Instituut)
ISBN:
9780521290050
Paginering:
349 pages
Samenvatting:
The importance of writing as a means of communication in a society formerly without it, or where writing has been confined to particular groups, is enormous. It objectifies speech, provides language with a material correlative, and in this material form speech can be transmitted over space and preserved over time. In this book the contributors discuss cultures at different levels of sophistication and literacy and examine the importance of writing on the development of these societies. All the articles except the first were specially written for this book and the extensive introduction unites and synthesizes the material.
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