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An Analysis of the Socio-cultural Implications of Orality in Iran

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  • Kia Hamid Yeganeh

    (College of Business, Winona State University, Winona, Minnesota)

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This article relies on a leading line of anthropological research on the socio-cultural implications of orality in Iran. The analyses reveal that the prevalence of oral language in Iran is associated with a wide range of implications, such as redundancy, emotionality, ambiguity, high-context culture traits, the lack of critical thinking, the gap between speech and writing, the importance of poetry, restricted scientific and technical knowledge, religiosity, traditionalism, the centrality of negotiating, old-fashioned entrepreneurship, and authoritarian governance and leadership. The article examines the practical consequences of orality on Iranian culture, social relations, and politics.

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  • Kia Hamid Yeganeh, 2023. "An Analysis of the Socio-cultural Implications of Orality in Iran," Journal of Developing Societies, , vol. 39(2), pages 196-217, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jodeso:v:39:y:2023:i:2:p:196-217
    DOI: 10.1177/0169796X231162274
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