Beyond genre theory: The genesis of rhetorical action

Communication Monographs

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 178-192

  Benoit, William L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Burkean ratios; Functional Theory of Political Campaign Discourse; Genesis of Rhetorical Action; Genre theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040213330     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03637750009376503     Document Type: Article

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