Titre :	Writing and Society : an introduction
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Florian Coulmas, Auteur
Editeur :	cambridje : Archives Contemporaines
Année de publication :	2013
Importance :	180 p.
Format :	21.5 cm . 13.5 cm
ISBN/ISSN/EAN :	978-1-107-60243-4
Langues :	Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)
Index. décimale :	302 Interaction sociale : classer ici la psychologie sociale, la sociométrie
Résumé :	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.

Writing and Society : an introduction [texte imprimé] / Florian Coulmas, Auteur . - cambridje : Archives Contemporaines, 2013 . - 180 p. ; 21.5 cm . 13.5 cm.
ISBN : 978-1-107-60243-4
Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)

Index. décimale :

302 Interaction sociale : classer ici la psychologie sociale, la sociométrie

Résumé :

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.