num_pages: 187
description: An intense examination of the effects of technology on literacy and language. The authors argue that there is a phenomenon transforming modern culture--language is becoming part of a technology of "information systems" with an emphasis on control, rather than human exchange. As a result, all language is becoming debased.
language: English
title: ABC: The Alphabetization of the Popular Mind
titlecomplete: ABC: The Alphabetization of the Popular Mind
genres: History, Education, Philosophy, Social, Language, Linguistics, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 72
publisher: Vintage