%0 Journal Article
%T O primado da escrita
%A Ant¨®nio Emiliano
%J Lingu¨ªstica : Revista de Estudos Lingu¨ªsticos da Universidade do Porto
%D 2009
%I Universidade do Porto
%X This article submits that the consideration of the ¡®functional primacy¡¯ of written language is the key to understanding the status and role of writing and spelling in complex societies. It argues that the persistence of the ¡°Aristotelian paradigm¡± makes that understanding impossible. The issue of the relation between writing and orality is addressed. The general style of the paper is argumentative and lecture like with a sparse use of footnotes, quotations and references
%K Literacy
%K written language
%K orthography
%K spelling
%K Graphemics
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