This reading was some excerpts from "Orality and Literacy", and parts of chapter 4 "Writing restructures consciousness." In the first paragraph the authors talk about how writing is a form of technology, in today's society we might not consider writing to be technology, but because of the use of tools such as pens it is indeed one. The author also talks about how there is no way to "naturally" write. As opposed to oral speech, where emotions can be shown. The reading then talks about how technology has become a second nature, and part of us. Something that can "enrich human psyche." Seeing writing as a technology, the reader has to realize what is writings "past," and also that writing is technology. The article touches on what script is, explaining that script is a representation of an utterance of words that someone says. Going off of scripts, the article then talks about the different alphabets that are alive in this world. It explains the differences in the types, for example, the Hebrew alphabet does not use letters for vowels. An amazing point that the author makes is that the alphabet was only created once, and it still kept consistent to this day. Towards the end of the reading, the author talks about orality and how the transition from orality to literacy was slow, and in western cultures people took for granted the fact that texts could be read out loud. This reading was very interesting and detailed when it touched on all the different factors, such as writing as technology, orality and literacy, and alphabets.
- Do you think that writing is completely artificial like the article states?
- In today's age where different cultures and societies worldwide are interacting, why do you think the Hebrew and Arabic languages have not altered their alphabet to be universally understood?
- Why do you think the transition from orality to literacy was slow?
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- I think the writing has started to become artificial as more technology comes out. We are always wanting to have the next best piece of technology on the market, whether it is a laptop or a phone. We see writing as work, where as using newer technology we see it as natural.
ReplyDelete- I think the Hebrew and Arabic have not altered there alphabet, because it is part of their religion. A religion rarely changes, and their language because it is seen as something sacred that their founders either invented or given to by a higher power. If they changed their language and alphabet it would not be looked at the same way in the followers eyes.
- I think the transition was slow because people did not like the change. It takes a while for people get comfortable with change. I also think it was slow because people had to learn the alphabet, how to spell, and how to put a sentence together. They also needed to to find away on how to convey emotion through words, versus facial expressions and the fluctuation in the tone of voce.