Graham Furniss
Orality: the Power of the Spoken Word
Furniss, Graham
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Abstract
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.
Citation
Furniss, G. (2004). Orality: the Power of the Spoken Word. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230510111
Book Type | Authored Book |
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Publication Date | Jan 1, 2004 |
Deposit Date | Jun 17, 2008 |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
ISBN | 9781403934048 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230510111 |
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