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020			_a9781009268684
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050			_aP 211 _b.M554 2024
245			_aWhy Writing Still Matters : _bWritten Communication in Changing Times / _cMerchant, G. --
260			_aNew York ,USA : _bCambridge University Press, _c(c) 2024.
300			_a192p. ; _billustrations : _c18cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliography and index.
520			_aWriting surrounds us, it informs us, it guides us, and it controls us. The power and complexity of this exceptional human invention is a story of change. However, in today's digital world, technology has drastically altered how and where we write, what we write about, and what writing looks like. This fascinating book presents a compelling argument for the vital importance of writing, and considers where its future may lie. Richly illustrated with examples of writing practices old and new, it explores the significant changes in writing that have occurred in our lifetime, and highlights how technology has challenged some of our most deeply held views about human communication. Through a careful examination of how writing works, it explores how it can be considered as a technology, inviting us to think again about this visual language that we so often take for granted. Writing matters – now, more than ever before.
546			_aIn English.
650			_2Written communication. Writing.
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