{"product_id":"the-interface-between-the-written-and-the-oral-9780521337946","title":"The Interface between the Written and the Oral","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this series of essays Jack Goody examines the complex relationship between oral and literate modes of communication. A substantial corpus of anthropological, historical and linguistic evidence is produced in support of his findings, which complement his recently published study The Logic of Writings and the Organization of Society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList 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.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767650681175,"sku":"9780521337946","price":29.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780521337946.jpg?v=1758714200","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-interface-between-the-written-and-the-oral-9780521337946","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}