Orality and the Process of Writing

C.M.J. van Woerkum

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    Abstract

    The aim of this article is to show that a better awareness of the relationship between written and spoken communication can help the writer to improve his/her effectiveness. The focus will be on written texts that precede (formal and informal) discussions. The analysis will start with a description of the differences between orality and literacy. We shall deal with the functions of orality-based texts for the readers. Then we shall move to the writing process and explain how orality can find a place in this process, how it can be linked to creativity, and how it affects the way we plan the writing process. An oral way of writing is related to an important feature of speaking, namely fluency; but it also means a specific receiver orientation, dynamic rather than static and social rather than individual. Computer mediated communication could influence a more oral approach to written texts.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)183-201
    JournalJournal of Technical Writing & Communication
    Volume37
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2007

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