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Orality

Orality is thought and verbal expression in societies, distinct from the technologies of literacy (especially writing and print). The study of orality is closely allied to the study of oral tradition.

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Origins of philosophy and definition

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Orality

Nodes37
Edges36
Triples146
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.054054
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related to Sources · 49
Orality → Anáil, Bhéil Bheo, Cambridge, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Cambridge University Press, Cronin, Crosson, Eastlake, Ecole Pratique, Frances, Gallimard, Geste, Goody, Hautes Etudes, Ian, Jack, John, Jousse, Kegan Paul, L'Anthropologie
related to Further reading · 47
Orality → Antiquity, Barbara, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, Chicago, Chicago Press, Cochrane, Communication, Date, Eric, Goody, Harold, Havelock, Henri-Jean, Innis, ISBN, Jack, Literacy, Lydia, Maidenhead
has impact · 17
Orality → Albert, Before, Eric, Havelock, In, In Orality, Literacy, Lord, Marshall McLuhan, McLuhan, Milman Parry, Ong, Ong's, The Gutenberg Galaxy McLuhan, Those, Unfortunately, With
related to Primary orality · 14
Orality → Frances Yates, Greek, Homeric Question, Iliad, In, Later, Memory, Milman Parry, Odyssey, Ong, Primary, The Art, These, Yates
related to Theory of the characteristics of oral culture · 14
Orality → Additive, Aggregative, Because, Concepts, Conservative, Drawing, Formulaic, Information, Ong, Oral, Redundant, Situational, These, To
related to Residual orality · 3
Orality → As, McLuhan's, Residual

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oral writing cultures print ong literacy culture technologies university press written thought expression work used orality' societies information tradition word

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a newscaster reading a news report on television.In additioninstance ofand includes oral culture made possible by technology0.80text
'residual orality' is also definedinstance ofand includes oral culture made possible by technology0.80text
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Oralityhas impactLiteracy0.60section
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