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Publication details [#41721]

Grosswiler, Paul. 2004. Dispelling the Alphabet Effect. Canadian Journal of Communication 29 (2).

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

alphabetic code | writing

Place, Publisher

Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing

Annotation

This paper suggests that the alphabet effect theory and ensuing Western superiority, accepted in Canadian communication theory, should be dispelled. It is argued that a writing effect unites Western alphabetic and Eastern non-alphabetic cultures in a common heritage.