ABC: The Alphabetization of the Popular MindVintage Books, 1989 - 187 頁 An intense examination of the effects of technology on literacy and language. The authors argue that there is a phenomenon transforming modern culture--language is becoming part of a technology of "information systems" with an emphasis on control, rather than human exchange. As a result, all language is becoming debased. |
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