# Opinion: Orality and Literacy in Preliterate Societies

https://stephankinsella.com/2022/12/orality-and-literacy/

Walter J. Ong's work discusses how preliterate societies classify shapes using objects, not abstract terms. Illiterate subjects name circles as plates, buckets, or moon. This is from a 30th anniversary edition of his book.

Publisher: StephanKinsella.com — Opinion / commentary.

#orality #literacy #societies #classification

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Created: 2026-10-30T07:40:31.349050+00:00

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Original source: https://stephankinsella.com/2022/12/orality-and-literacy/