Literary notes about oral (AI summary)
The word “oral” appears in literature with a rich and multifaceted significance, often being used to contrast spoken traditions with written ones and to highlight the methods of transmission and preservation of knowledge. For instance, it is invoked to emphasize how narrative lore and folklore have been maintained through generations [1, 2, 3, 4], preserving histories and cultural identities where written records might be scarce [5, 6, 7, 8]. At the same time, "oral" frequently designates modes of formal communication in academic and legal contexts, such as examinations, lectures, or testimonies [9, 10, 11, 12], reflecting an enduring reliance on spoken word in both ceremonial and practical arenas. The literature thus employs the term to explore the interplay between the ephemeral nature of speech and the permanence attributed to the written word [13, 14], while also addressing its broader cultural and symbolic resonance [15, 16, 17].
- On account of its obscure origin and its oral transmission, the ballad is always the most difficult of literary subjects.
— from English Literature by William J. Long - It is curious that so few of these tales, which have been preserved for generations as oral tradition, have made their way into print.
— from Filipino Popular Tales - 7 The fables were in the first instance only narrated by Aesop, and for a long time were handed down by the uncertain channel of oral tradition.
— from Aesop's Fables by Aesop - The Sinucuan referred to is probably the famous legendary King of Pampanga, of whom the Pampangans have a rich oral literature.
— from Filipino Popular Tales - Are the traditions oral or written?
— from Secret societies and subversive movements by Nesta Helen Webster - For though writing has now been extensively in use for an immense period, the native learning of the modern Indian is still based on oral tradition.
— from A History of Sanskrit Literature by Arthur Anthony Macdonell - With the exception of Pontus and Cappadocia, he had seen little of the rest, and depends upon historians and oral information.
— from The Geography of Strabo, Volume 3 (of 3) by Strabo - [According to their oral tradition, the Jews came to China from Si
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Marco Polo and da Pisa Rusticiano - The preliminary examiners then supply the others with a list of the candidates who are entitled to be admitted to the second oral examination.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - After the reading selection has been thoroughly mastered, oral and written résumés should be given by the pupils.
— from A First Spanish Reader by Alfred Remy and Erwin W. Roessler - But I have proof nearly as strong as Mr. Higginbotham's own oral testimony in the negative.
— from Twice-told tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne - The questions are oral, and extend over the whole course of study pursued during the two years.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - The way was thus opened for the written symbol to enter into relation with oral speech, which is also a form of symbolism.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park - He is merely selecting the stimuli supplied by the forms of the letters and the motor reactions of oral or written reproduction.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey - Abraham only recently published material concerning the traces which this primitive oral phase has left upon the sexual life of later years.
— from A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud - See Oral Law .
— from The symbolism of Freemasonry : by Albert Gallatin Mackey - It is oral, and therefore legendary.
— from The symbolism of Freemasonry : by Albert Gallatin Mackey
