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Elocution
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<p>Elocution is the study of formal speaking in <a href="/facts/Pronunciation/zqdlUoDU">pronunciation</a>, <a href="/facts/Grammar/vprQsHIR">grammar</a>, style, and <a href="/facts/Tone_(linguistics)/eprhXrWJ">tone</a> as well as the idea and practice of effective speech and its forms. It stems from the idea that while communication is symbolic, sounds are final and compelling. </p><p>Elocution emerged in <a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL">England</a> in the 18th and 19th centuries and in the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a> during the 19th century. It benefited men and women in different ways; the overall concept was to teach both how to become better, more persuasive speakers, standardize errors in spoken and written <a href="/facts/English_language/tpkxGt7b">English</a>, and the beginnings of the formulation of argument were discussed. </p>