Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

Deborah Tannen. "The Oral/Literate Continuum in Discourse." In Spoken and Written Language: Exploring Orality and LIteracy. Ed. Deborah Tannen. Advances in Discourse Processes, vol. 9. Norwood: Ablex. pp. 1-16.

A brief summary of previous research on oral and literate traditions relevant to the study of discourse, with reference to Greek, American, and Turkish narratives. Demonstrates how various channels of meaning are more strongly elaborated in the two modes.
Area: MG, US, TK, TH, CP