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Dear all If you read one book on writing, I would recommend Roy Harris's 'The Origins of Writing', quite remarkable and a powerful contrast to the usual view (including Vygotsky's) of writing as a representation of spoken language. Best wishes P ________________________________________ From: xmca-l-bounces@mailman.ucsd.edu [xmca-l-bounces@mailman.ucsd.edu] on behalf of mike cole [lchcmike@gmail.com] Sent: 15 August 2013 21:22 To: xmca-l@ucsd.edu Subject: [Xmca-l] Concerning the origins of writing Chuck is pointing at the work of Denise Schmandt-Besserat. I agree on its central importance and it is included in stuff on my web page. The work is not uncontroversial, but I like the story a lot. For a quick and accessible summary see http://www.austinchronicle.com/books/1999-12-10/74962/ mike