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Review: Orality and LiteracyUser Review - Plamen Miltenoff - Goodreadsp. 9 human beings in primary oral cultures, those untouched by writing in any form, learn a great deal and possess an practice great wisdom, but they do not "study." they learn by apprenticeship ... Read full review Review: Orality and Literacy: The Technologizing of the WordUser Review - Sara - GoodreadsOkay, so this is a challenging read and was actually one of my college textbooks, but it taught me invaluable things about: the nature of communication, including interaction between people, and how ... Read full review Other editions - View all
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