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Beschreibung
Language is the writer's medium, as stone, wood or bronze is the sculptor's. Like a sculptor, a writer needs not only creativity, or at least something to say, but mastery of his medium so that he is able to say it effectively. This applies not merely to aspirants to literary prizes, but to writers of theses, examination scripts, newspaper articles and official documents.

This book will help those who have difficulty with this, including many who do not realise that they have any difficulty; designed in the first instance for examination candidates, it will be of help to many others. It draws attention to grammatical points frequently neglected, and gives helpful hints on style.
Above all, it will encourage writers to become more consciously aware of how they employ words. For our language - any language - is a precious inheritance from the past: it evolves, but we must hand it on in as good a condition as we received it, and we can do this only if we pay conscious attention to how we use it.
Language is the writer's medium, as stone, wood or bronze is the sculptor's. Like a sculptor, a writer needs not only creativity, or at least something to say, but mastery of his medium so that he is able to say it effectively. This applies not merely to aspirants to literary prizes, but to writers of theses, examination scripts, newspaper articles and official documents.

This book will help those who have difficulty with this, including many who do not realise that they have any difficulty; designed in the first instance for examination candidates, it will be of help to many others. It draws attention to grammatical points frequently neglected, and gives helpful hints on style.
Above all, it will encourage writers to become more consciously aware of how they employ words. For our language - any language - is a precious inheritance from the past: it evolves, but we must hand it on in as good a condition as we received it, and we can do this only if we pay conscious attention to how we use it.
Über den Autor

Michael Dummett (1925-2011) was Wykeham Professor of Logic at the University of Oxford, UK. One of the most highly regarded British Philosophers of the post-war era, his work has been an important influence in the fields of logic, metaphysics, the philosophy of mathematics and the philosophy of language.

Michael Dummett was Wykeham Professor of Logic at the University of Oxford, UK.

Zusammenfassung
This book will help those who have difficulty with this, including many who do not realise that they have any difficulty; designed in the first instance for examination candidates
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
1. Parts of Speech
2. Some Grammatical Principles
3. Some Stylistic Maxims
4. Punctuation
5. Vocabulary
6. Spelling
7. Ideological and Other Usages
Conclusion
Final Exercises
Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Genre: Importe
Rubrik: Sprachwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780715624227
ISBN-10: 0715624229
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Dummett, Michael
Hersteller: Bloomsbury 3PL
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 216 x 140 x 7 mm
Von/Mit: Michael Dummett
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.04.2013
Gewicht: 0,174 kg
Artikel-ID: 133625171

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