Frontmatter -- I. Introduction -- Oral Communication: Theoretical Differentiation and Integration of an Empirical Field / Quasthoff, Uta . -- II. Approaches to Orality from the Perspectives of Different Disciplines -- Somatic Communication: How Useful is 'Orality' for the Characterization of Speech Events and Cultures? / Scollon, Ron / Scollon, Suzanne -- Discourse Production in Oral Communication. A Study Based on French / Gülich, Elisabeth / Kotschi, Thomas -- Pre-Terminal Levels of Process ...