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Rhetorical Grammar: Grammatical Choices, Rhetorical Effects

By Martha Kolln

Book information

Publisher
Longman Publishing Group
Year
1998
ISBN
0205283055, 9780205283057
LCC
PE1408 .K696 1998
Open Library ID
OL353232M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (2257341 bytes)
Edition
3ed.
Pages
310\310
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
600
Time added
2011-01-06 10:13:16
Языки и языкознание;Английский язык;Английский язы

Description

Rhetorical Grammar is a writer's grammar - a text that presents grammar as a rhetorical tool, avoiding the do's and don'ts so long associated with the study of grammar. It reveals to student writers the system of grammar that they know subconsciously and encourages them to use that knowledge to understand their choices as writers and the effects of those choices on their readers. Besides providing key strategies for revision, Rhetorical Grammar presents systematic discussions of reader expectation, sentence rhythm and cohesion, subordination and coordination, punctuation, modifiers, diction, and other principles. Studying grammar from this rhetorical point of view defines the study of language as an intellectual exercise designed to open up students' minds to the versatility, beauty, and possibilities of language.

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