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   The earliest known use of the word illiterate is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for illiterate is from 1556, in the writing of William Lauder, writer and Church of Scotland minister. illiterate is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin illitterātus. See etymology.

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   Oct 31, 2012 · The meaning of ILLITERATE is having little or no education; especially : unable to read or write. How to use illiterate in a sentence. Illiterate, Aliterate, and Innumerate Synonym Discussion of Illiterate.

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   Nov 29, 2022 · This Palgrave Pivot examines the history of literacy with illiterate and semi-literate people in mind, and questions the clear division between literacy and illiteracy which has often been assumed by social and economic historians.

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   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin illitteratus, from in- ‘not’ + litteratus littera ‘letter of the alphabet’, (plural) ‘epistle, literature, culture’. Definition of illiterate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   Nov 27, 2022 · Historically, illiterates were immersed in an urban landscape of signs and inscriptions: the city was their text. Illiterate people were not marginalised, but always participated in literate culture. For centuries, they listened to their texts, as shown by various...

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   Illiterate, from the Latin illiteratus “unlearned, ignorant,” can describe someone unable to read or write, but it can also imply that a person lacks cultural awareness. However, Walt Whitman saw a unique beauty to illiteracy: “There is that indescribable freshness and unconsciousness about an illiterate person that humbles and mocks the ...

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   Where did the word illiterate come from?

   • The earliest known use of the word illiterate is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for illiterate is from 1556, in the writing of William Lauder, writer and Church of Scotland minister. illiterate is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin illitterātus.

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   What does it mean if you are illiterate in karaoke?

   • Karaoke, which involves singing out the words to songs as they scroll across a big screen, requires the ability to read. If you’re illiterate, you won’t be able to participate. Illiterate, from the Latin illiteratus “unlearned, ignorant,” can describe someone unable to read or write, but it can also imply that a person lacks cultural awareness.

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   What does illiterate mean?

   • Illiterate may be used in both specific and general senses. When used specifically, it refers to the inability to read or write. In a more general sense, illiterate may signify a lack of familiarity with some body of knowledge (as in being "musically illiterate") or indicate a lack of competence in or familiarity with literature.

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   How did illiterate people learn to read and write?

   • In the 1850s, one female slave-owner arranged for someone to teach José Cyrillo da Rocha Passos, the son of a favourite slave, to read and write, so that there would always be somebody competent on hand when a legal document needed to be drafted. There were many ways in which an illiterate could exercise scriptural agency.

   The Literary Culture of the Illiterate | SpringerLink

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   Are illiterate people marginalised?

   • Historically, illiterates were immersed in an urban landscape of signs and inscriptions: the city was their text. Illiterate people were not marginalised, but always participated in literate culture. For centuries, they listened to their texts, as shown by various examples of collective reading in Europe and the USA.

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   How do illiterate people participate in written culture?

   • Illiterate or imperfectly literate people have always been able to participate in written culture. Their engagement with written texts takes various forms, as this chapter intends to show. They read images or listened to others reading, in public places or in family settings.

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