English Language & Usage Asked on June 23, 2021
What is a word or phrase describing the prioritization of or preference for written language over spoken language?
Example 1:
They have a [insert word/phrase here]. They continue to write their language exclusively using a millennia-old literary form that has long diverged from their spoken language.
Example 2:
Ali learned to write fluently in a dozen languages, but he did not bother to learn how to pronounce most of the words he writes. He has a [insert word/phrase here].
My first guess was “graphological bias,” but that doesn’t seem correct, as Google phrase match search returns only two results for that phrase.
If you don't mind alliteration...
They have a penchant for primitive print. They continue to write their language exclusively using a millennia-old literary form that has long diverged from their spoken language.
penchant - (n.) - a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something
Answered by acvill on June 23, 2021
That's called ‘graphocentrism’:
Graphocentrism or scriptism is a typically unconscious interpretative bias in which writing is privileged over speech. [Wikipedia]
The opposite is ‘phonocentrism’ which is the belief that speech is superior to writing.
Answered by Decapitated Soul on June 23, 2021
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