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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... sentence, or peihupi, he has switched tenses, so the reader loses track of who is talking to whom, or exactly when the action took place. Perhaps Sentence B is not a logical sequel to .Sentence A — the writer, in whose head the ...
... sentence, or peihupi, he has switched tenses, so the reader loses track of who is talking to whom, or exactly when the action took place. Perhaps Sentence B is not a logical sequel to .Sentence A — the writer, in whose head the ...
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... Sentence B is not a logical sequel to Sentence A — the writer, in whose head the connection is clear, hasn't bothered to provide the missing link. Perhaps the writer has used an important word incorrectly by not taking the trouble to ...
... Sentence B is not a logical sequel to Sentence A — the writer, in whose head the connection is clear, hasn't bothered to provide the missing link. Perhaps the writer has used an important word incorrectly by not taking the trouble to ...
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... sentence as intricate and as glittering as a necklace for Cleopatra, but my favorite sentence in his short story "Eveline" is this one: "She was tired." At that point in the story, no other words could break the heart of a reader as ...
... sentence as intricate and as glittering as a necklace for Cleopatra, but my favorite sentence in his short story "Eveline" is this one: "She was tired." At that point in the story, no other words could break the heart of a reader as ...
Contents
LANGUAGE BASICS AND BEGINNINGS | 2 |
A Brief History of English | 19 |
Homemade Education | 35 |
Copyright | |
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