Background
Harris, Roy was born on February 24, 1931 in Bristol, England. Son of Harry and Emmie Jessie (Oaten) Harris.
Harris, Roy was born on February 24, 1931 in Bristol, England. Son of Harry and Emmie Jessie (Oaten) Harris.
Bachelor, Oxford (England) University, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford (England) University, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, London University, 1970.
He also held university teaching posts in Hong Kong, Boston and Paris and visiting fellowships at universities in South Africa and Australia, and at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study. His books on integrationism, theory of communication, semiology and the history of linguistic thought include "The Language Myth", "Rethinking Writing", "Saussure and his Interpreters" and "The Necessity of Artspeak". The main focus of Harris" research was the development of an integrational approach to signs and semiological systems, and hence to all human communication.
His approach, called integrationism, involves looking at current educational practice, together with the whole history of linguistic thought from Plato down to the present day, in a perspective that differs radically from traditional views. has important implications for our understanding of interpersonal relations, as well as of modern society and its communicational resources, including the entire range of arts and sciences.
(Book by Harris, Roy)
(Book by Harris, Roy)
(First U.S. edition. An interesting study of the developme...)
He was a founding member of the International Association for the Integrational Study of Language and Communication (IAISLC) and founding editor of the journal Language & Communication.
Married Rita Doreen Shulman, July 14, 1955. 1 child, Laura Doe.