Spoken And Written Discourse

This volume presents a systematic, reasonably exhaustive, and critical view of the existing scientific literature on the differences between speech and writing and, particularly, the cognitive and cultural implications of these differences. It is unique in its multidisciplinary scope and analytical depth as it brings together, for the first time, this multiplicity of theory and evidence from varied disciplines.

Review: ?[L]iteracy's role in producing cultural and intellectual phenomena is less interesting to us than understanding how, prior to the use of writing, humankind cooperated through preliterate pure speech. For this task, Jahandarie has given us an excellent place to begin.?-Communication Education