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Orality and Literacy 30th Anniversary Edition (New Accents)

Walter J. Ong

Walter J. Ong’s classic work provides a fascinating insight into the social effects of oral, written, printed and electronic technologies, and their impact on philosophical, theological, scientific and literary thought.

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The hosts explained that the 1982 book argued oral societies rely on repetition and formulaic speech, shaping communication styles.

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a lot of this analysis is really rooted in this 1982 book, Orality and Literacy, by the philosopher Walter Ong.

— Episode: Ew, are we post-literate?

Episode: Ew, are we post-literate?

The hosts explained that the 1982 book argued oral societies rely on repetition and formulaic speech, shaping communication styles.

"

a lot of this analysis is really rooted in this 1982 book, Orality and Literacy, by the philosopher Walter Ong.

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