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  • From: Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
  • To: "Lisbeth S. Fried" <lizfried AT umich.edu>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] logograms--an ode to Hebrew
  • Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 16:41:09 +0000

On 23/12/2004 16:29, Lisbeth S. Fried wrote:

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Third, Derida says that the written word preceded the spoken. I never understood this tho, but maybe you do.


Does he really say this? Even though all the evidence and every linguist says precisely the opposite? Does he really mean that all the tribal peoples who had no concept of writing until recent western contact, but who could all speak perfectly well, had once been literate but had entirely forgotten about writing?

Or is he speaking in some kind of riddle?

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Peter Kirk
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