DEFFERENCE BETWEEN
ORAL AND WRITTEN LITERATURE
ORAL LITERATURE |
WRITTEN LITERATURE |
i.
It presented/delivered through the words of mouth. It is given orally |
It presented/delivered in written document. It involves writing. |
ii.
Is not selective exact both literate and deliterate one’s are involved
and enjoyed. It is property of whole society. |
Is selective only educated one’s are involved. It is not a property of
whole society. |
iii.
Must be done when there is an audience the speaker and hearer. |
It can be done even by one person that is writer. |
iv.
Is older than written literature. It passed generation to generation
from the time ancestors |
It is not older. It comes after the invention of science and
technology. |
v.
It is flexible, that it can undergo changes easily in the cause of
speaking. |
Is not flexible and cannot undergo changes easily. |
vi.
It less expensive, it does not need any cost when somebody speaks. |
Is expensive, it presented by using written document, one’s needs to
buy like pens, papers, or text book. |