"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

Mihai Nadin

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