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Akinnaso, F. Niyi – Language and Speech, 1982
Provides a synthesis of findings about lexical and syntactico-semantic differences between spoken and written language. Outlines and critically examines the major theoretical and methodological approaches used in comparative studies of spoken and written language and reexamines the question of how speech and writing relate to prototypical forms of…
Descriptors: Language Patterns, Language Research, Language Styles, Language Universals