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UNINA9910816076403321 |
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Autore |
Coulmas Florian |
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Titolo |
Writing and society : an introduction / / Florian Coulmas [[electronic resource]] |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-139-61037-6 |
1-107-23518-9 |
1-139-61595-5 |
1-107-25434-5 |
1-139-62525-X |
1-139-61223-9 |
1-139-06106-2 |
1-299-27643-1 |
1-139-62153-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xi, 180 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Key topics in sociolinguistics |
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Classificazione |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Writing - Social aspects |
Written communication - Social aspects |
Literacy - Social aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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