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Plotnik, Arthur.
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The elements of expr...
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The elements of expression : putting thoughts into words / Arthur Plotnik.
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Plotnik, Arthur.
Berkeley, Calif. : Cleis Press, 2012.
Subjects
Authorship.
Oral communication.
Speech in literature.
ISBN:
9781936740147 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1936740141 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Description:
xvii, 330 p. ; 18 cm.
Edition:
[2nd ed.], Rev. and expanded ed.
Contents:
Containments. Gasping for words ; Standard English : who needs it? ; Grammar and other night sweats -- Extrusions. Expressiveness ; Steps toward expressiveness ; Expressing "the real you" ; Elements of force ; Force, figures of speech, and a little Longinus ; Make my day : the power of tough talk -- Patternings. Model expression : in search of paradigms ; Other people's words ; Infusions for tired vocabularies ; Specialized words : stimulation for every occasion ; Speaking louder than words : oral presentation -- Afterword : intensity in creative expression -- Coda : an appreciation by Stephen Wilbers.
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