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Havelock, Eric A. – 1981
The development of literacy is traced in this paper to promote the thesis that dependence on literacy education naturally leads to two competing cultures, one oral and one literate. Events in the development of the Greek alphabet are traced to advance the argument, and the differences between cultures dependent on Greek and non-Greek writing…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Diachronic Linguistics
Peer reviewed
Havelock, Eric A. – Written Communication, 1986
Argues that the educational system should encourage "down to earth" language by including oral recitation in the curricula, particularly recitation of popular poetry with accompaniment. Using the shuttle disaster as a striking example, claims that the modern media overuses conceptual language to disguise the hard meaning of what is being…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Enrichment, Higher Education, Information Dissemination
Peer reviewed
Havelock, Eric A. – Journal of Communication, 1980
Discusses the Greek contribution to the alphabet and the development of written communication. Contrasts oral and written traditions and the impact of each. (JMF)
Descriptors: Alphabets, Communication (Thought Transfer), Greek Civilization, Greek Literature