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The Interface between the Written and the Oral

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Interface between the Written and the Oral
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jack Goody
SeriesStudies in Literacy, the Family, Culture and the State
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:352
Dimensions(mm): Height 215,Width 138
ISBN/Barcode 9780521337946
ClassificationsDewey:001.54
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 9 July 1987
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Whilst the fundamental significance of the spoken language for human interaction is widely acknowledged, that of writing is less well known, and in this wide-ranging series of essays Jack Goody examines in depth the complex and often confused relationship between oral and literate modes of communication. He considers the interface between the written and the oral in three cultures or societies with and without writing, and that within the linguistic life of an individual. Specific analyses of the sequence of historical change within writing systems, the historic impact of writing upon Eurasian cultures, and the interaction between distinct oral and literate cultures in West Africa, precede an extensive concluding examination of contemporary issues in the investigation, whether sociological or psychological, of literacy. A substantial corpus of anthropological, historical and linguistic evidence is produced in support of Goody's findings, which form a natural complement to his own recently published study of The Logic of Writing and the Organization of Society.