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Meaning of orality | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

The state of being oral.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Català oralitat
Deutsch Oralität
Español oralidad
Français oralité
Gaeilge béalaireacht
Italiano oralità
Português oralidade
Română oralitate

Examples

“Indeed, this reading is particularly inappropriate among these oralities and physicalities, bordering on cannibalism.”
“The oralities and literacies of the past are regularly made the subject of inquiries by linguists, philosophers, theologians, anthropologists,”
“McLuhan thought that writing was a supplement to speech; in fact, it was sandwiched between two oralities”
“Falk's theory of consumption is based on evidence of a shift in the hierarchy between two oralities: speaking and eating.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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