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 incorpo
Rethinking writing
β Scribed by Roy Harris
- Publisher
- Athlone
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 271
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Table of Contents
Content: Foreword: Writing and Civilization --
1. Aristotle's Abecedary --
2. Structuralism in the Scriptorium --
3. Writing off the Page --
4. Notes on Notation --
5. Alphabetical Disorder --
6. Ideographic Hallucinations --
7. On the Dotted Line --
8. Beyond the Linguistic Pale --
9. Mightier than the Word.
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