In praise of the garrulous
Auteur :
Cameron, Allan
Éditeur :
Vagabond Voices
ISBN :
9781908251244
Date de publication :
16 sept. 2013
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,0 x 1,4 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In Praise of the Garrulous examines how language developed and was influenced by technology (mainly writing and printing). This raises some important questions concerning the "ecology" of language, and how any degradation it suffers might affect "not only our competence in organising ourselves socially and politically, but also our inner selves."