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Christine Evans Seldom does one get the chance to get as close as this to the writing process. The poet asks "Where does it come from, what starts it off, this itch... | Powell, George; How should we analyse the meaning of proper names, indexicals, demonstratives and definite descriptions? What relation do such expressions stand to the objects they... |
Clarke, D.S.; Through a variety of logical/linguistic investigations, the past century witnessed some of the most important advances in the history of philosophy. The outcome,... | James Sutton This text explains what spin doctors, politicians, diplomats and others really mean as they misuse language out of self-interest. |
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David Crystal Words, Words, Words is a celebration of what we say and how we say it. It invites us to engage linguistically with who we are: to understand what words tell... | Richard Toye Society's attitudes to rhetoric are often very negative. Here, Richard Toye provides an engaging, historically informed introduction to rhetoric, from Ancient Greece to the present day. Wide-ranging in its scope... |
Quintilian; D. A. Russell A new edition of The Orator's Education. | Sarah Spence Although rhetoric is a term often associated with lies, this book takes a polemical look at rhetoric as a purveyor of truth. Its purpose is to focus on one aspect... |
Quintilian; D. A. Russell; D. A.... Quintilian, born in Spain about 35 CE, became a renowned and successful teacher of rhetoric in Rome. In "The Orator's Education" ("Institutio Oratoria"), a comprehensive training program in twelve books... | Quintilian; D. A. Russell; D. A.... A new edition of The Orator's Education. |
Quintilian; D. A. Russell A new edition of The Orator's Education. | Quintilian; D. A. Russell A new edition of The Orator's Education. |
Daniel Everett Like other tools, language was invented, can be reinvented or lost, and shows significant variation across cultures. It's as essential to survival as fire - and, like fire, is found... | Vit Bubenik; Silvia Luraghi The definitive guide to historical linguistics, covering all the most important issues in the field. |