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Chinese script is not visual but iconic and tactile. It does not disturb the tribal bonds. (p. 72)

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• Chinese script is not visual but iconic and tactile. It does not disturb the tribal bonds. (p. 72)

  

  Marshall McLuhan
  • Chinese