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ABC: Alphabetization of the Popular Mind
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.4
EAN: 9780679721925
Edition: 1st Vintage Books ed
ISBN: 0679721924
Label: Vintage
Manufacturer: Vintage
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 187
Publication Date: May 14, 1989
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date: May 14, 1989
Studio: Vintage
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An intense examination 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.
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Rating: - A Transformative Book
Is it true that the first Spanish grammar was intended as an agent of state control? Is it true that all writing up until Aquinas was dictation plucked from the air, without opportunity or perceived need for revision? Is it true that the priest reading the written Latin words in Spain, France, Burgundy and throughout Europe pronounced the words in a way that the worshippers understood? I don't know if these and other surprising assertions in the book are true, but having believed them I have ... Read More
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