Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 605 g
Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 605 g
ISBN: 978-0-415-10088-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
In Signs of Writing Roy Harris re-examines basic questions about writing that have long been obscured by the traditional assumption that writing is merely a visual substitute for speech.
By treating writing as an independent mode of communication, based on the use of spatial relations to connect events separated in time, the author shows how musical, mathematical and other forms of writing obey the same principles as verbal writing. These principles, he argues, apply to texts of all kinds: a sonnet, a symphonic score, a signature on a cheque and a supermarket label. Moreover, they apply throughout the history of writing, from hieroglyphics to hypertext.
This is the first book to provide a new general theory of writing in over forty years. Signs of Writing will be essential reading for anyone interested in language and communication.
Zielgruppe
Postgraduate
Autoren/Hrsg.
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction Part I A theory of writing 1 Perspectives on writing 2 Integrational semiology 3 A theory of writing 4 A theory of written communication 5 Writing and temporality 6 Writing and space 7 A theory of the written sign 8 A theory of writing systems 9 Forming, processing and interpretation Part II Topics in the theory of the written sign 10 Signs, emblems and tokens 11 The signature 12 Sign and signification Part III Topics in the theory of writing systems 13 Writing, script and chart 14 Scripts and levels 15 Scripts and notations 16 Script and structure Part IV Topics in the theory of written communication 17 The writing surface 18 Graphic space 19 Direction 20 Non-glottic writing: mathematics 21 Other forms of non-glottic writing Part V Postscript 22 Writing, context and culture 23 Writing and thought.
