Writing and society [electronic resource] : an introduction / Florian Coulmas.
2013
P211.7 .C69 2013
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Title
Writing and society [electronic resource] : an introduction / Florian Coulmas.
Author
Coulmas, Florian.
ISBN
9781107016422
9781107602434
9781139612234 (electronic book)
9781107602434
9781139612234 (electronic book)
Imprint
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Language
English
Description
xi, 180 p. : ill.
Call Number
P211.7 .C69 2013
Dewey Decimal Classification
302.2/244
Summary
"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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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.