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social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > anthropological linguistics > orality and anthropology
social science subjects > linguistics > descriptive linguistics > anthropological linguistics > orality and anthropology
social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > cultural/social anthropology > orality and anthropology

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orality and anthropology  

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  • Orality, a term used in anthropology to interpret the performances of “verbal art,” was not a term created or defined by anthropologists for their particular use. It is a very old concept, formulated as the opposite of “literacy,” and has a long history in the humanities. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Orality and Anthropology]

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