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- catalog abstract ""The traditional Western view of writing, from Aristotle down to the present day, has treated the written word as a visual substitute for the spoken word. The eminent Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913) was the first to provide this traditional assumption with a reasoned basis by incorporating it into a more general theory of signs. In the wake of Saussure's work, modern linguistics has ignored or marginalized writing in favour of the study of speech." "As in all literate societies, however, speech in turn is interpreted by reference to the culturally dominant writing system writing system. This puts in place a system of educational values which ensures that the more literate members of society maintain superiority over the less literate, and at the same time establishes a hierarchy among literate societies which favours the local product (alphabetic scripts in the Western Case)." "Roy Harris shows that the theory of writing adopted in modern linguistics is deeply flawed. Reversing the orthodox priorities, the author argues that writing is a far more powerful mode of linguistic communication than speech ever could be. His book is a major contribution to current debates about human communication written and spoken."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12210585.
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""The traditional Western view of writing, from Aristotle down to the present day, has treated the written word as a visual substitute for the spoken word. The eminent Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913) was the first to provide this traditional assumption with a reasoned basis by incorporating it into a more general theory of signs. In the wake of Saussure's work, modern linguistics has ignored or marginalized writing in favour of the study of speech." "As in all literate societies, however, speech in turn is interpreted by reference to the culturally dominant writing system writing system. This puts in place a system of educational values which ensures that the more literate members of society maintain superiority over the less literate, and at the same time establishes a hierarchy among literate societies which favours the local product (alphabetic scripts in the Western Case)." "Roy Harris shows that the theory of writing adopted in modern linguistics is deeply flawed. Reversing the orthodox priorities, the author argues that writing is a far more powerful mode of linguistic communication than speech ever could be. His book is a major contribution to current debates about human communication written and spoken."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Foreword: Writing and Civilization -- Aristotle's Abecedary -- Structuralism in the Scriptorium -- Writing off the Page -- Notes on Notation -- Alphabetical Disorder -- Ideographic Hallucinations -- On the Dotted Line -- Beyond the Linguistic Pale.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-249) and index.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 254 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0253337763 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Bloomington : Indiana University Press,".
- catalog subject "302.2/244 21".
- catalog subject "Literacy.".
- catalog subject "P211 .H3515 2000".
- catalog subject "Semiotics.".
- catalog subject "Written communication.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Foreword: Writing and Civilization -- Aristotle's Abecedary -- Structuralism in the Scriptorium -- Writing off the Page -- Notes on Notation -- Alphabetical Disorder -- Ideographic Hallucinations -- On the Dotted Line -- Beyond the Linguistic Pale.".
- catalog title "Rethinking writing / by Roy Harris.".
- catalog type "text".