Jack Goody

The Interface Between the Written and the Oral

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 1987
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 497g
• ISBN-13: 9780521337946
• ISBN-10: 0521337941
• Artikelnr.: 22294982

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures and tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part I. Writing and the Alphabet: 1. The historical development of writing
Part II. The Influence of Early Forms of Writing: 2. Literacy and achievement in the Ancient World
3. Africa, Greece and oral poetry
4. Oral composition and oral transmission: the case of the Vedas
Part III. Written and Oral Cultures in West Africa: 5. The impact of Islamic writing on oral cultures
6. Literacy and the non-literate: the impact of European schooling
7. Alternative paths to knowledge in oral and literate cultures
8. Memory and learning in oral and literate cultures: the reproduction of the Bagre
9. Writing and formal operations: a case study among the Vai
Part IV. Writing and its Impact on Individuals in Society: 10. The interface between the sociological and psychological analysis of literacy
11. Language and writing
12. Recapitulations
Notes
Bibliography
Index.