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... especially for a particular audience . Both writers had structural mannerisms and characteristic rhythms of style ; they knew the art of grouping consonants and modulating vowel sounds ; they skilfully varied the length of their ...
... especially for a particular audience . Both writers had structural mannerisms and characteristic rhythms of style ; they knew the art of grouping consonants and modulating vowel sounds ; they skilfully varied the length of their ...
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... especially its relevance to style , has been summarized by Fowler in Modern English Usage , PP 574-78 . Here are the ... especially in dependent clauses . No grammarians of the sixteenth or seventeenth century could explain it ...
... especially its relevance to style , has been summarized by Fowler in Modern English Usage , PP 574-78 . Here are the ... especially in dependent clauses . No grammarians of the sixteenth or seventeenth century could explain it ...
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... especially when it attains more than one level of appeal . The personal touches that are sensed by the critic are usually command of phrase and the handling of figurative language . What , then , is the function of grammar in style ? It ...
... especially when it attains more than one level of appeal . The personal touches that are sensed by the critic are usually command of phrase and the handling of figurative language . What , then , is the function of grammar in style ? It ...
Contents
Preface | 11 |
Introduction | 13 |
Social Strata and Levels of Communication | 21 |
Copyright | |
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