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Synopsis
This volume presents a systematic, reasonably exhaustive, and critical view of the existing scientific literature on the differences between speech and writing and, particularly, the cognitive and cultural implications of these differences. It is unique in its multidisciplinary scope and analytical depth as it brings together, for the first time, this multiplicity of theory and evidence from varied disciplines.
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A systematic and critical review of the existing scientific literature on the differences between speech and writing and, particularly, the cognitive and cultural implications of these differences. Covering material from linguistics, history, cultural studies, anthropology, and psychology, the theoretical work of such thinkers as Eric Havelock, Harold Innis, Marshall McLuhan, and Walter Ong is explained and assessed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)