# The Interface Between the Written and the Oral

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- Authors: [Jack Goody](https://www.bookquiver.com/jack-goody)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 1987-05-01
- Genres: Anthropology

## Description

Whilst the fundamental significance of the spoken language for human interaction is widely acknowledged, that of writing is less well known, and in this wide-ranging series of essays Jack Goody examines in depth the complex and often confused relationship between oral and literate modes of communication.

## Editions

### The Interface Between the Written and the Oral

- Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
- ISBN: 978-05-2133-794-6
- Pages: 352
- Published: 1987-05-01
- Language: en_US