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Peer reviewedConnors, Robert J. – Written Communication, 1985
Examines the slow growth of a body of knowledge about how information can best be communicated without necessary reference to overt persuasion, from Henry Day's "Art of Rhetoric" through contemporary explanatory rhetoric. (FL)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Educational Philosophy, Intellectual History, Oral Language
Peer reviewedBlair, Carole – Western Journal of Speech Communication, 1987
Presents an overview of Michel Foucault's approach to the study of historical systems of thought, arguing that Foucault's view of historical criticism and language-in-use have much to offer rhetorical theory and criticism. Discusses the nature of discourse for Foucault and examines the characteristics of the fundamental discursive datum, the…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Intellectual History, Presidents of the United States
