I might be accused for suggesting a source that is too old and text-centric, but there is Gibson's (1966) "Tough, Sweet, and Stuffy: An Essay on Modern Prose Styles" that operationalizes voice in quantifiable linguistic terms. Tosh Tachino, M.A., B.A. Honors Ph.D. Student, Iowa State University Rhetoric and Professional Communication E-mail: [log in to unmask] http://www.public.iastate.edu/~tosh/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL command to [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties, write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] For the list archives and information about the organization, its newsletter, and the annual conference, go to http://www.stu.ca/inkshed/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-