Orality: the power of the spoken word

Oral communication is quite different in its spontaneity and communicative power from textual and visual communication. Culturally-bounded expectations of ways of speaking and individual creativity provide the spark that can ignite revolution or calm the soul. This book explores, from a cross-cultur...

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Main Author: Furniss, Graham (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke [u.a.] Palgrave Macmillan 2004
Edition:1. publ.
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Summary:Oral communication is quite different in its spontaneity and communicative power from textual and visual communication. Culturally-bounded expectations of ways of speaking and individual creativity provide the spark that can ignite revolution or calm the soul. This book explores, from a cross-cultural perspective, the centrality of orality in the ideological processes that dominate public discourse, providing a counterbalance to the debates that foreground literacy and the power of written communication.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XII, 188 S. Ill.
ISBN:1403934045