ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

AT-CORE-242-002 · ATLAS 251

Rhetorical delivery

The bodily and vocal performance of a speech through voice, facial expression, gaze, and gesture.

Explanation

The bodily and vocal performance of a speech through voice, facial expression, gaze, and gesture. It shows that persuasion arises not only from wording but from its embodied delivery.

Example

A pause before the final sentence gives the statement weight.

Counterexample

Merely mentioning “Rhetorical delivery” without the described function is not a sufficient example.

Distinction

Do not equate it with enargeia: the latter concerns vivid effect, actio the performative delivery.

Effect on thought and perception

It shows that persuasion arises not only from wording but from its embodied delivery.

Resonance

In the atlas, Rhetorical delivery closes 1 previously unresolved reference line(s) and opens controlled paths of thought.

Etymology

Technical core term; individual etymological review pending

Provenance

ATLAS 241 residual-case triage → profile candidate 241-A → source and neighbourhood cross-check → ATLAS 242

Cite this entry

Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Rhetorical delivery“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-CORE-242-002. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-CORE-242-002

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