HFCL GLOSSARY O
glossary . ORAL CULTURE . ORAL CULTURE [HFCL TUTORIAL: THE COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENT]
This term denotes a society which has never taken up the use of text-based media. Ong argues that mental life in such societies must be qualitatively different than it is in societies that use print.

[See also: Dominant medium]
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