Vernacular eloquence : what speech can bring to writing

Summary: Speech, with its spontaneity, naturalness of expression, and fluidity of thought, has many overlooked linguistic and rhetorical merits. Through several easy to employ techniques, writers can marshal this "wisdom of the tongue" to produce stronger, clearer, more natural writing.

Record details

ISBN: 0199782512 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780199782512 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0199782504 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780199782505 (alk. paper)
Physical Description: xi, 442 pages ; 25 cm
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Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-427) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	What's best in speaking and writing? -- Speaking onto the page: a role for the tongue in the early stages of writing -- Reading aloud to revise: a role for the tongue during late stages of writing -- Vernacular literacy.