Gurteen Knowledge Blog June 25, 2023, 10:53Recently, Hank Kune introduced me to the fascinating concept of orality, which has had a profound impact on human communication. It made me question why I hadn’t discovered it earlier, given its significant influence on our cultural heritage. As I delved deeper into the subject, I was reminded that for … Continue reading Orality The foundation of human storytelling
Written words are residue. Oral tradition has no such residue or deposit … Though words are grounded in oral speech, writing tyrannically locks them into a visual field forever. A literate person, asked to think of the word ‘nevertheless’, will normally (and I strongly suspect always) have some image, at least vague, of the spelled-out … Continue reading Written Words Are Residue Walter Ong
The Origin of Language ** Conversation in Ancient Greek Society ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close The origins of conversation stretch back long before recorded history, evident in oral traditions, myths and records of ancient cultures … Continue reading The Emergence of Conversation in Early Cultures ** Conversation stretches far back into prehistory
Why Face-to-face Interaction Matters ** Friends with Cognitive Benefits Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Before the widespread use of writing, oral communication was the primary method of sharing knowledge and culture in society. This oral tradition … Continue reading Orality ** The practice of transmitting knowledge, culture, and traditions through spoken language