Roy Harris and writing without speech. (author) From: Style | Date: March 22, 1997| Author: Pier, John | COPYRIGHT 1997 Northern Illinois University. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

One writer has proposed that language is a system of signs that is independent from its written form, which is considered another system of signs. The primary reason for being of the written word is to represent language. Thus, the object of the study of linguistics is an investigation of the spoken word and not the combination of the spoken and written word. The separation of writing from language continues to be the focus of intense critical debate and revision. Author Roy Harris' deals wit...

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