Vol. 2 No. 1 (2022): Studia Humanitatis Journal
Articles: miscellaneous

On written language and oral language in the digital society

Francesc J. Hernandez
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5229-2998 (unauthenticated) University of Valencia image/svg+xml

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Vicent García Martínez
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0468-6412 (unauthenticated) University of Valencia image/svg+xml

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Published 2022-01-31

Keywords

  • written language,
  • graphing,
  • delayed language,
  • recognition,
  • validity claims

Abstract

The article glosses the differences between oral and written language, in order to clarify the meaning of writing as a delay device and its relationship with the relations of identification and social domain. It also analyzes the metamorphoses that digitization is producing in this relationship. For this, some digital innovations are discussed. Finally, it postulates that it was the appearance of a delayed language, possible in written language, which allowed the autonomization of the claims of validity and warning about the metamorphoses of these in the digital society.