Joint Composition: The Collaborative Letter Writing of a Scribe and His Client in Mexico  

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Kalman, Judy

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Written Communication ( sebagian Full Text) vol. 13 no. 2 (Apr. 1996), page 190-220.
Fulltext: Written Communication-1996-KALMAN-190-220.pdf (3.16MB)

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Perpustakaan PKBB Nomor Panggil: 405/WRC/13 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Although notions of literacy tend to be dominated by images of solitary readers and writers, collaboration and assistance with reading and writing are widespread practices. This article presents a detailed description of a scribe and his client in Mexico producing a letter through joint composition a term used to refer to letter-writing episodes involving two or more active participants. Through an examination of the discussions that occurred between the scribe and the client, the analysis illustrates how both actors contributed to the final outcome. This article discusses how the participants negotiated their points of view and pooled their knowledge to produce a specific type of document in accordance with their expectations and purposes. The analysis suggests that joint composition is the outcome of multiple contextual elements: authority, gender, and literacy competency. It further concludes that scribing is a complex, heterogeneous literacy activity.

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