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Mihai Nadin quotes

Ocupation: Researcher

Life: b. February 2, 1938

Birthday: February 2

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The major accomplishment of analyzing illiteracy so far has been the listing of symptoms: the decrease in functional literacy; a general degradation of writing skills and reading comprehension; an alarming increase of packaged language (cliches used in speeches, canned messages); and a general tendency to substitute visual media (especially television and video) for written language.

source: - Mihai Nadin (1997). “The Civilization of Illiteracy”, p.17, Dresden University Press

Topics: Reading, Writing, Media, Written Language, Writing Skills

quote method helps intuition when it is not transformed into dictatorship intuition augments mihai nadin Quotes

Method helps intuition when it is not transformed into dictatorship. Intuition augments method if it does not instill anarchy. In every moment of our semiotic existence, method and intuition complement one another.

Topics: Intuition, Doe, Anarchy, Semiotics

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