aliteracyn.

Brit.

/ˌeɪˈlɪt(ə)rəsi/, U.S.

/ˌeɪˈlɪtrəsi/,

/ˌeɪˈlɪdərəsi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix⁶, literacy n.

Etymology: < a- prefix⁶ + literacy n., after aliterate adj. Compare earlier illiteracy n.

Disinclination to read, despite having the ability to do so. Cf. illiteracy n., aliterate adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > reading > reader > [noun] > disinclination to read

non-reading1893

aliteracy1968

1968 Southern Folklore Q. 32 239 Other theorists, however,..prefer..to work within a large concept of aliteracy.

1978 C. B. Smith et al. Teaching Reading in Secondary School Content Subj. iv. 75 What can be done..to combat the trend toward ‘aliteracy’, a characteristic of students who can read but choose not to read?

1982 Publishers Weekly 1 Oct. 34/1 The nation's decision-making process..is threatened by those who can read but won't, Townsend Hooper..told some 50 persons attending an ‘a-literacy’ conference.

1990 Times 18 Apr. 13/5 The process is due, of course, to the triumph of television, and the vast aliteracy of our time—people can read but don't.

2011 Guardian 20 May (G2 section) 3/2 Lost in Showbiz is toying with the idea of launching a telethon for celebrity aliteracy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aliteracy
释义	aliteracyn. Brit. /ˌeɪˈlɪt(ə)rəsi/, U.S. /ˌeɪˈlɪtrəsi/, /ˌeɪˈlɪdərəsi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix⁶, literacy n. Etymology: < a- prefix⁶ + literacy n., after aliterate adj. Compare earlier illiteracy n. Disinclination to read, despite having the ability to do so. Cf. illiteracy n., aliterate adj. ΘΚΠ society > communication > reading > reader > [noun] > disinclination to read non-reading1893 aliteracy1968 1968 Southern Folklore Q. 32 239 Other theorists, however,..prefer..to work within a large concept of aliteracy. 1978 C. B. Smith et al. Teaching Reading in Secondary School Content Subj. iv. 75 What can be done..to combat the trend toward ‘aliteracy’, a characteristic of students who can read but choose not to read? 1982 Publishers Weekly 1 Oct. 34/1 The nation's decision-making process..is threatened by those who can read but won't, Townsend Hooper..told some 50 persons attending an ‘a-literacy’ conference. 1990 Times 18 Apr. 13/5 The process is due, of course, to the triumph of television, and the vast aliteracy of our time—people can read but don't. 2011 Guardian 20 May (G2 section) 3/2 Lost in Showbiz is toying with the idea of launching a telethon for celebrity aliteracy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1968
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