""A Plea For Spoken Language: An Essay Upon Comparative Elocution"" is a book written by James Edward Murdoch in 1883. The book is an essay that argues for the importance of spoken language, specifically in the realm of elocution. The author compares the elocutionary practices of different cultures and time periods, including ancient Greece and Rome, medieval Europe, and contemporary England and America. Murdoch argues that the decline of spoken language...