Writing and Society - An Introduction

Informationen zum Autor Florian Coulmas is Director of the German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ) in Tokyo. Klappentext Explores the functions of writing and written language, analysing its consequences for language, society, economy and politics. Zusammenfassung Drawing on contemporary and historical examples! from clay tablets to touchscreen displays! this book is a general account of the place of writing in society. It explores the functions of writing and written language! analysing its consequences for language! society! economy and politics. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The tyranny of writing and the dominance of vernacular speech; 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.

Product details

• Authors: Florian Coulmas
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.02.2013
• EAN: 9781107602434
• ISBN: 978-1-107-60243-4
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Key Topics in Sociolinguistics; Key Topics in Sociolinguistics
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures