Orality and literacy : the technologizing of the word /
Walter J. Ong.
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
- x.204 Pages.
- New accents .
- New accents (Routledge (Firm)) .
Originally published: London: Methuen, 1982.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-193) and index.
1. The orality of language -- 2. The modern discovery of primary oral cultures -- 3. Some psychodynamics of orality -- 4. Writing restructures consciousness -- 5. Print, space and closure -- 6. Oral memory, the story line and characterization -- 7. Some theorems.
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.