Media transformation : electronics and printed books

Public lecture from Ong's Lincoln Lecture series. Ong's summary: When a new medium of verbal communication is developed, it does not destroy the older media but, on the contrary, reinforces them, though at the same time it transforms them. Writing reinforces talking but at the same time t...

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Main Author: Ong, Walter J.
Format: Online
Language:eng
Created: Saint Louis University Libraries Digitization Center 1974
Online Access:http://cdm17321.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ong/id/811
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spelling sluoai_ong-811 Media transformation : electronics and printed books Ong, Walter J. Language and culture; Orality; Oral tradition; Language and languages -- Philosophy; Electronic publications; Books; Communication Public lecture from Ong's Lincoln Lecture series. Ong's summary: When a new medium of verbal communication is developed, it does not destroy the older media but, on the contrary, reinforces them, though at the same time it transforms them. Writing reinforces talking but at the same time transforms the way people talk. Print reinforces writing, but transforms writing styles. Today, electronic tapes and other sound media are not replacing books, but, on the contrary, are bringing into print more and more books, but transforming the book into something new: the talked book, studiously informal. 1974 2006 text/PDF lincoln03_en SLU_Ong_Lincoln 64 2 1 1 239 Permission to copy or publish must be obtained from the Saint Louis University, Pius XII Memorial Library, Special Collections Department Saint Louis University Libraries Digitization Center text eng Saint Louis University Libraries Special Collections http://cdm17321.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ong/id/811
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description Public lecture from Ong's Lincoln Lecture series. Ong's summary: When a new medium of verbal communication is developed, it does not destroy the older media but, on the contrary, reinforces them, though at the same time it transforms them. Writing reinforces talking but at the same time transforms the way people talk. Print reinforces writing, but transforms writing styles. Today, electronic tapes and other sound media are not replacing books, but, on the contrary, are bringing into print more and more books, but transforming the book into something new: the talked book, studiously informal.
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