INNY RODZAJ PIŚMIENNOŚCI. O ASPEKTACH NIEBINARNOŚCI ORALNOŚCI I PIŚMIENNOŚCI W LITERATURZE CHIŃSKIEJ NA WYBRANYCH PRZYKŁADACH
A DIFFERENT KIND OF LITERACY: ON THE NON-BINARY ASPECTS OF ORALITY AND LITERACY IN CHINESE LITERATURE ILLUSTRATED BY SELECTED EXAMPLES

Summary/Abstract: The main aim of this article is to demonstrate that the dichotomous model of orality and literacy, as proposed, for example, by Walter Ong, as well as other, more culturally “flexible”, tools, such as Ruth Finnegan’s definitions of these terms, are not applicable or else applicable only partially. Due to the growing doubts as to the methodological correctness of the application of these tools as adopted in the West, an attempt was made to present the essence of Chinese literacy and its very complicated relationship with orality. Research areas for further consideration of these issues are also indicated, and exemplification for these reflections has been provided by selected works, which have not been sufficiently discussed in this context despite quite an extensive bibliography on orality and literacy in China.

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