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and if we wrote as we speak we should find no one to read. The spoken and written language must not be too near together, as they must not be too far apart. Spoken language: an efficient way for social or phatic munication ? Spoken language: ocean mutable, shifting, and difficult to capture and define Written language: an efficient way for spreading the knowledge ? Written language : mountain permanent, clearly delineated, and available for inspection The contrasts between spoken and written language ? Spoken language: phonic substance ? Written language: graphic substance ? Spoken language can exploit intonation and voice pitch to convey information ? Written language: read “between the lines” ? Spoken language: Both participants are present, and the speaker has a specific addressee (or group of addressees) in mind. ? Written language: The producer is distant from the recipient and, often, may not even know who the recipient is. ? Spoken language Loosely structured grammatically lexically sparse ? Written language ? Grammatically pact and lexically dense The use of this method of control unquestionably leads to safer and fas