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Orality and literacy : the technologizing of the word /

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This work explores the vast differences between oral and literate cultures, offering an account of the intellectual, literary and social effects of writing, print and electronic technology.

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Main Author: Ong, Walter J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1991.
Subjects:
Language and culture.
Oral tradition.
Writing.
Written communication.
Writing
writing (processes)
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:0203131703
9780203131701
9780415027960
0415027969
9780416713701
041671370X
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • General Editorâ€?s Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • The orality of language
  • The modern discovery of primary oral cultures
  • Writing restructures consciousness
  • Print, space and closure
  • Oral memory, the story line and characterization
  • Some theorems

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