On the integrational approach to reading and writing in the works of Roy Harris

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On the integrational approach to reading and writing in the works of Roy Harris. / Duncker, Dorthe.

In: Language Sciences, Vol. 84, 101366, 2021.

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Duncker, D 2021, 'On the integrational approach to reading and writing in the works of Roy Harris', Language Sciences, vol. 84, 101366. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.langsci.2021.101366

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Duncker, D. (2021). On the integrational approach to reading and writing in the works of Roy Harris. Language Sciences, 84, [101366]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.langsci.2021.101366

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Duncker D. On the integrational approach to reading and writing in the works of Roy Harris. Language Sciences. 2021;84. 101366. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.langsci.2021.101366

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Duncker, Dorthe. / On the integrational approach to reading and writing in the works of Roy Harris. In: Language Sciences. 2021 ; Vol. 84.

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abstract = "In integrational theory, communication is treated as {\textquoteleft}including all processes in which human activities are contextually integrated by means of signs{\textquoteright} (Harris, 1996: 11). Because humans have bodies, it means that a person is always situated, and that the integration of activities is always uniquely contextualized. The signs made to implement a communication process do not pre-exist particular episodes, but are their results. Writing, as a form of communication, involves the integration of activities in relation to the material and spatial installation of the written sign. The written marks have a (relative) permanence that allows them to be re-read, but the reading itself is impermanent and non-reproducible. Thus, each reading involves the creation of new, unique signs. In this essay I will discuss the diversity of activities integrated in reading and illustrate the difficulties involved in distinguishing writing from non-writing, through an attempt made in the 19th century to read markings on the rock at Runamo in Sweden.",
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