ABSTRACT

These words may create a very clear picture in your head. It can only create a picture however if we share an understanding of the words that I have used. Together we are part of a community that understands a language we have termed English. At a basic level this demonstrates the social construction of the ideas that we hold. But these words also rely upon the distribution of knowledge and understanding of ideas. In reading this you are relying upon vast historical and cultural knowledge and working practices, as well as upon the individuals who hold the necessary capabilities to publish this book – whether that be the

builders of printing machines, computers, typesetters or the people who made the digital voice recorder that I’m talking into.