Walter J. Ong - “The Orality of Language” (From Orality and Literacy by Walter J. Ong)

Biography: Walter J. Ong

Major Work by Walter J. Ong

Book: Orality andLiteracy by Walter J. Ong

`Orality and Literacy: The Technologizing of the Word' by Walter J. Ong. (1982).

• Writing isa technology

• What is 'writing' or 'script'?

• Many scripts but only one alphabet

• The onset of literacy

• Tenaciousness of orality

Short Question Answers about  Orality and Literacy by Walter J. Ong

• What is orality in literature?

• Is orality a form of literacy?

• What is oral literacy?

• What is orality in communication?

 Critical Approaches to Literature