TY  - BOOK
AU  - Harris,Roy
TI  - Signs of writing
SN  - 0415100887
AV  - P211 .H353 1995
U1  - 302.2244 20
PY  - 1995///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Written communication
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-180) and index; Acknowledgements --; Introduction --; 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 --; 10; Signs, emblems and tokens --; 11; The signature --; 12; Sign and signification --; 13; Writing, script and chart --; 14; Scripts and levels --; 15; Scripts and notations --; 16; Script and structure --; 17; The writing surface --; 18; Graphic space --; 19; Direction --; 20; Non-glottic writing: mathematics --; 21; Other forms of non-glottic writing --; 22; Writing, context and culture --; 23; Writing and thought --; Appendix A Notations as emblematic frames --; Appendix B Punctuation --; Appendix C Proto-writing --; Appendix D Writing and analogy --; Bibliography --; Index
N2  - "Roy Harris' Signs of Writing is the first book to provide a new general theory of writing in over forty years. In it, Harris disputes the long-standing supposition that writing is peripheral to linguistic study and provides a unique argument for its vitality to our understanding of language, communication and cognition. Signs of Writing addresses the nature of writing and discusses how it differs from all other forms of human communication. The author shows how musical, mathematical and other forms of writing obey the same principles as verbal writing--principles which govern texts of all kinds: whether a sonnet, a symphonic score, or a signature on a check. Harris is one of the best-known and most controversial theorists of language in the English-speaking world. Through his re-examination of basic questions about writing which have long been obscured, Signs of Writing will prove an indispensable text--essential reading for; anyone interested in language and communication."--Publisher description
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