"Rap is part of that spoken tradition," he said, "and representative of the spontaneity of invention, and is associated with the broad base of our democracy".
Everyone can share some favorite text, a voice from her tradition that can speak across traditions.
A eulogy is spoken by tradition at the burial, but the story of a life is just as likely to be spoken in a bar.
The designers, Ms. Saviolo said, follow in the footsteps of made-in-Italy fashion giants like Armani, Versace and Valentino, their success fueled by a "uniqueness that unites trendy contemporary style with a sensual Sicilian passion that speaks of tradition and bespoke couture".
The Italian memorabilia on the walls — vintage ice-cream and soda ads, a map of Umbria and Le Marche, receipts from the café that the grandmother of the owner, Albano Ballerini, operated in Italy — speak of tradition, but the menu includes such unconventional offerings as the Giallorossa, with dried cherries, nutmeg, and crème fraîche.
He prefers the types of piercing that speak to tradition: the nipple ring, which is said to have been fashionable in Roman times; or the Prince Albert, a popular genital piercing that Albert is said to have used to hold his foreskin back, so as not to offend the Queen.
Despite the symbolic appeal, Tea Partiers don't really speak to tradition.
And speaking to the tradition of outreach in the basement, Mr. Bergmann added, "We even connected the two basements".
Artists react to artistic tradition, speaking across generations to, and of, their colleagues, but also often to the specific moment in which they are creating.
Richard Horton, the present editor of the Lancet, has continued that grand tradition, speaking up on the iniquities of the Iraq war - even on YouTube.
Hopkins was speaking in the tradition of former soldiers who are often the most cautious voices when it comes to war.
