Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Memorable Quotes # 7: Dialogue, Evolution of Language, and Persuasive Rhetoric

(Book: Mercer, N. (2000). Words and Minds: How We Use Language to Think Together. Routledge)


Dialogue stimulates thought in ways that non-interactive experience cannot.” (p. 9)


“Every living language continues to evolve to meet the needs of its speakers.” (p. 13)


Persuasive rhetoric can only really be judged by its effects on an audience.” (p. 73)



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