Writing and Society : an Introduction.

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Explores the functions of writing and written language, analysing its consequences for language, society, economy and politics.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Coulmas, Florian
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Colección:Key topics in sociolinguistics.
Temas:
Writing > Social aspects.
Written communication > Social aspects.
Literacy > Social aspects.
Écriture > Aspect social.
Communication écrite > Aspect social.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > General.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Literacy.
Literacy > Social aspects
Writing > Social aspects
Written communication > Social aspects
Schriftsprache
Gesprochene Sprache
Soziolinguistik
Schrijven.
Sociale aspecten.
Schrijftaal.
Alfabetisme.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Illustrations; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 The tyranny of writing and the dominance of vernacular speech; Saussure's argument against writing; Bloomfield's argument against writing; Are Saussure's and Bloomfield's arguments still valid?; The social indexicality of linguistic resources; Elaborating the literary dialect; Writing and elaborated code; Definitions; Questions for discussion; 2 The past in the present and the seeds of the public sphere; Writing in the marketplace; Historical depth; Elements of the linguistic landscape; The Codex Hammurabi; The Rosetta Stone.
  • The Behistun inscriptionMenetekel; The Taj Mahal; Displacement; Communication with strangers; Questions for discussion; 3 Written and unwritten language; Linguistic resources; Social characteristics of written and unwritten language; Linguistic characteristics of written and unwritten languages; Reduction and expansion; Diglossia; Conclusion; Questions for discussion; 4 Literacy and inequality; Literacy in the public sphere; Social stratification; Race; Gender; Language and ethnicity; Conclusions; Questions for discussion; 5 The society of letters; Written language in institutions.
  • Government: letter versus spiritPlain language; Religion: the alpha and the omega; Translation; Schooling: the ABC of writing; Conclusion; Questions for discussion; 6 Writing reform; Writing as a public good; Linguistic aspects of writing reforms; Social aspects of writing reforms; Political aspects of writing reform; Economic aspects of writing reform; Conclusions; Questions for discussion; 7 Writing and literacy in the digitalized world; Language and computer-mediated communication; Quasi-speech; A writing public; From word of mouth to word of mouse; The new economics of writing.
  • A transformed public sphereConclusions; Questions for discussion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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