Folklore: Aural or Oral?

Subject: Folklore: Aural or Oral?
From: stallion
Date: 12 Jun 07 - 07:46 AM

For the sake of saving thread creep elsewhere, I have a notion that "Aural tradition" is a better description than "Oral tradition". What gets passed on is what is heard not what is said. Anyone agree?
Peter

Subject: RE: Folklore: Aural or Oral?
From: masato sakurai
Date: 12 Jun 07 - 08:25 AM

"Aural tradition" can include instrumental music, clapping, etc.

Subject: RE: Folklore: Aural or Oral?
From: Dave Ruch
Date: 12 Jun 07 - 08:37 AM

Don't both (what is heard AND what is said) get passed on?

Subject: RE: Folklore: Aural or Oral?
From: Leadfingers
Date: 12 Jun 07 - 09:05 AM

If there is NO Oral Output , there will be NO Aural Input !

Subject: RE: Folklore: Aural or Oral?
From: stallion
Date: 12 Jun 07 - 09:14 AM

chicken and egg, chinese whispers (is that PC now?)In our family history one family has about 8 children with at least five different spellings of the surname in the parish register, it was how the scribe interpreted what they were told and the illiterate couldn't correct it. And tunes being passed down is hardly Oral as mas just pointed out.

Subject: RE: Folklore: Aural or Oral?
From: Mrrzy
Date: 12 Jun 07 - 09:18 AM

This is just the kind of nitpicking I enjoy. I agree with Stallion. I am reminded of an awful Tom Lehrer monologue about gargling, which was originally practiced only furtively by the elders of some tribe in the far-off jungle, who passed it down from father to son as part of their oral tradition...

Subject: RE: Folklore: Aural or Oral?
From: GUEST,Art Thieme
Date: 12 Jun 07 - 09:23 AM

Aural Tradition has been the name chosen by the Illinois based folk organization. They champion people passing through town doing concerts in the Chicago area mostly. I've participated in their doings for since the 1980s---when they bagan. The term has nothing to do with academic folklore. It is just a clever play on words that was never intended as a way to muddy the waters. (Muddy was a bluesman ;-)

ORAL TRADITION is the folkloristic world's term used for the mechanism--the process--the transmission of the lore and the songs, the music and stuff.

Art Thieme

Subject: RE: Folklore: Aural or Oral?
From: Bert
Date: 12 Jun 07 - 10:01 AM

Oaural maybe!!!

Subject: RE: Folklore: Aural or Oral?
From: Leadfingers
Date: 12 Jun 07 - 10:26 AM

Oaral tradition is all about rowing - Just Right for some catters !! LOL

Subject: RE: Folklore: Aural or Oral?
From: stallion
Date: 12 Jun 07 - 12:39 PM

Ah LF putting it in again

Subject: RE: Folklore: Aural or Oral?
From: Leadfingers
Date: 12 Jun 07 - 01:59 PM

I have caught Bad Punning from Severn , Stallion ! LOL !