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A very clean and straight copy. Clean text and an uncreased spine. 187 pp. Codice articolo 240701004
Traces the historical evolution of written language, public literacy, and libraries; assesses the impact of the alphabet on thought processes and memory as well as society; and analyzes the potential effects of the current erosion of literacy on the future
Dal risvolto di copertina interno: xamination of the effects of technology on literacy and language. The authors argue that there is a phenomenon transforming modern culture--language is becoming part of a technology of "information systems" with an emphasis on control, rather than human exchange. As a result, all language is becoming debased.
Titolo: ABC: Alphabetization of the Popular Mind
Casa editrice: Vintage
Data di pubblicazione: 1989
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Clean & Unmarked