
Finally, the spoken word consists of audible content that could be
represented in textual form. The spoken word can be anything from news
broadcasts and radio talk shows to historic speeches. It frequently appears in
situations where listeners find their time divided between absorbing the spo
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ken word and completing some other task, such as commuting or doing
household chores. Information that is carried in print media frequently
crosses over to the spoken word, so that the same information found in, say, a
newspaper such as USA Today will also be detailed in local and national news
broadcasts.
One disadvantage of the spoken word is that it is language-sensitive. ...