From 992ad20598c0e5e05787865e6cc5adedd3ffb23b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: simoon Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2019 16:06:02 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] added Ong_Orality_and_Literacy --- .../Ong_Orality_and_Literacy_notes.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/notes/Ong_Orality_and_Literacy/Ong_Orality_and_Literacy_notes.md b/notes/Ong_Orality_and_Literacy/Ong_Orality_and_Literacy_notes.md index 3e891b2..f2cb7ab 100644 --- a/notes/Ong_Orality_and_Literacy/Ong_Orality_and_Literacy_notes.md +++ b/notes/Ong_Orality_and_Literacy/Ong_Orality_and_Literacy_notes.md @@ -22,3 +22,8 @@ e.g. to say that you know Euclidean geometry is to mean that you can recall it f the absence of writing forces thinkers to "think memorable thoughts" (pg 34) - devising mnemonic patterns and formulas to store thoughts (pg 34) "Mnemonic needs determine even syntax" +Characteristics of orally-based thought and expression: + +1. Additive rather than subordinative + * e.g. the creation narrative in Genesis 1:1-5 - in the Douay version (1610) there is a distinct repetition of "and" + * in the New American Bible (1970) this "and" is translated into a variety of other conjunctions, e.g. "while", "thus", "then", "when". \ No newline at end of file