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The importance of writing as a means of communication in a society formerly without it, or where writing has been confined to particular groups, is enormous. It objectifies speech, provides language with a material correlative, and in this material form speech can be transmitted over space and preserved over time.Goody, Jack R. is the author of 'Literacy in Traditional Societies', published 0011 under ISBN 9780521290050 and ISBN 0521290058.
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