| Description |
xviii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: The Domain of Style -- 1. Noun and Verb Styles -- 2. Parataxis and Hypotaxis -- 3. The Periodic Style and the Running Style -- 4. Styles Seen -- 5. Voiced and Unvoiced Styles -- 6. Tacit Persuasion Patterns -- 7. Two Lemon Squeezers -- 8. High, Middle and Low Styles -- 9. Opaque Styles and Transparent Styles -- 10. Value Judgments -- Epilogue: What's Next for Text? -- A Brief Glossary of Rhetorical Terms -- Index of Passages Analyzed |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
English language -- Style.
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English language -- Rhetoric.
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Report writing.
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| LC no. |
2002025694 |
| ISBN |
0826461891 |
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0826461905 paperback |
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0826461905 paperback |
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0826461891 cased |
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