Writing and Society An Introduction

Advance praise: 'A masterpiece both because of its erudition and its coherent perspective.' David Olson, University of Toronto '... shows a broad awareness of cultural history, coupled with a detailed knowledge of writing and its development, putting language, and written language in particular, at the core of human culture from Greek voting systems in the fifth century BCE to text messaging in the twenty-first AD. If only more linguists could write with the authority, the intellectual depth and the humanity displayed here.' Vivian Cook, Emeritus Professor, Newcastle University