Exploring LanguageGary Goshgarian "Exploring Language, 8th Edition, collects 84 selections in nine chapters to focus on some provocative aspects of American culture as they are revealed by language. Among the timely topics: the media and bias, computers and writing, black English, gender differences, "warspeak," advertising (as manipulation or art?), political double talk, and bilingualism."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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... phrases, you not only don't have to hunt about for words; you also don't have to bother with the rhythms of your sentences, since these phrases are generally so arranged as to be more or less euphonious. When you are composing in a ...
... phrases, you not only don't have to hunt about for words; you also don't have to bother with the rhythms of your sentences, since these phrases are generally so arranged as to be more or less euphonious. When you are composing in a ...
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... phrases from this speech. Then, find three comparable phrases in the e. e. cummings poem in this section. Compare the effect of these phrases in each piece. In which piece did the phrases sound more hollow? Justify your answer ...
... phrases from this speech. Then, find three comparable phrases in the e. e. cummings poem in this section. Compare the effect of these phrases in each piece. In which piece did the phrases sound more hollow? Justify your answer ...
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... phrases in the television age. It goes on all the time, and the odds favor a major, new national pet phrase every few years and numbers of minor ones. It will be fresh one moment and a cliche emblazoned across a million tee-shirts the ...
... phrases in the television age. It goes on all the time, and the odds favor a major, new national pet phrase every few years and numbers of minor ones. It will be fresh one moment and a cliche emblazoned across a million tee-shirts the ...
Contents
LANGUAGE BASICS AND BEGINNINGS | 2 |
A Brief History of English | 19 |
Homemade Education | 35 |
Copyright | |
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