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The Tyrrany of Literacy. On oral tradition and what is lost
(
languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu
)
4 points
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n2j3
a day ago
2 comments
AlDante2
a day ago
What is lost seems to be the ability to spell…
n2j3
a day ago
Literacy didn’t just spread knowledge, it narrowed what we recognize as knowledge.