Visual Language and Communication in an Emerging Global Civilization: The Ascendance of the Image.

The digital revolution alone cannot account for a shift from the dominance of language and printed words to the rule of images. What drives the rise of a post-Gutenberg, post-literary culture? Literacy remains essential; but traditional grammar, syntax and national languages must compete with the im...

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Published in:	International Journal of the Humanities Vol. 6; no. 12; pp. 111 - 117
Main Author:	Benitez, Jorge
Format:	Article
Published:	Common Ground Research Networks 2009
Subjects:	Visual programming languages (Computer science) Communication Civilization Language & languages Iconoclasm Radicalism Digital technology
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