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Electric Language: A Philosophical Study of Word Processing
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From the Publisher: In this book Michael Heim provides the first consistent philosophical basis for critically evaluating the impact of word processing on our use of and ideas about language. This edition includes a new foreword by David Gelernter, a new preface by the author, and an updated bibliography.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Norris, C., & Heim, M.
- Venue
- Comparative Literature
- Publisher
- JSTOR
- Published
- 1989
- Volume
- 41
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 270
- ISSN
- 0010-4124 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2082770314
- Cited by
- 190
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 48.11
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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