Table of Contents

The Oral
Literate Continuum in Discourse
EXAMINING DIFFERENCES IN SPOKEN AND WRITTEN LANGUAGE
On the Comprehension and Memory of Oral vs.Written Discourse
Integration and Involvement in Speaking, Writing and Oral Literature
Written and Spoken Style in Japanese Narratives
The Gulf Between Spoken and Written Language: A Case Study in Chinese
TRAVELING ALONG ORAL AND WRITTEN CONTINUA
Protean Shapes in Literacy Events: Ever-shifting Oral and Literate Traditions
Colloquial and Literary Uses of Inversions
Literary Complexity in Everyday Storytelling
Poetic Structure in Oral Narrative
Context in Written Language: The Case of Imaginative Fiction
EXPERIENCING CHANGE IN TRADITIONS
Alternative Paths to Knowledge in Oral and Literate Cultures
The Poetics and Noetics of a Japanese Poem
Some of My Favorite Writers are Literate: The Mingling of Oral and Literate Strategies in Written Communication
Author Index
Subject Index