The Rhetorical Interrogative: Anxiety or Control?.

Powers, William G.

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Publication Date: 1977

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The Rhetorical Interrogative: Anxiety or Control?

Powers, William G.

Human Communication Research, 4, 1, 44-7, F 77

Defines the rhetorical impreative (i.e. you know?, you see?, okay) as a "non-ah" type of speech disturbance wherein the rhetorical nature of the inherent questions neither seeks nor desires a response. Relates anxiety and floor control to rhetorical interrogatives in experimental testing conditions. (MH)

Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavioral Science Research, Communication Problems, Higher Education, Language Handicaps, Speech Habits, Speech Handicaps, Verbal Ability

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