The novel orality and literacy discuss the beginnings of orality and oral culture in our society. The author first identifies when the notion of orality came to prominence, beginning with a look at the first emergence of written word and modern linguistics around 1845. While I plan to focus my research paper on the oppression of Aboriginal culture in Canada, the history of linguistics and orality that Ong focuses on in his book provides a solid foundation for the background history of what orality is. Personally, I felt that the way Ong focused and explained the crucial facts about the relevance of oral cultures in our society was clear and concise. I feel that this will be a beneficial additive to my paper.
