Definition of "orality" []

• The state of being oral (noun)

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• "But Derico's point was rather that there is no one thing that can be spoken of generically as "orality"."
• "Thomas' work is at it's best when examining the intersection of literacy and 'orality'."
• "Ong is mainly interested in what he calls primary orality, meaning communities who have no contact with the written word whatsoever."