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.

• ISBN: 0415100887
• ISBN-13: 9780415100885
• Author : Roy Harris
• Language : English
• Format:  Hardcover - Search for other formats
• Publication Date: 2/1/1996
• Publisher Imprint: Routledge
• Price ($AUD): $304.95


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