Alphabet, Mother of Invention.

McLuhan, Marshall; Logan, R. K.

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ERIC Number: EJ209352

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1977-Dec

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Alphabet, Mother of Invention.

McLuhan, Marshall; Logan, R. K.

ETC: A Review of General Semantics, v34 n4 p373-83 Dec 1977

Traces the history of the alphabet; cites recent developments in the field of neurophysiology that tend to support the hypothesis that the alphabet produced a situation favorable for the development of logic, rational thought, and science. Also comments on the reemergence of the oral tradition. (GT)

Descriptors: Alphabets, Cerebral Dominance, Cognitive Processes, Communications, Intellectual History, Non Western Civilization, Oral Language, Western Civilization, Written Language

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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