Plain Speaking
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Auxiliation
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Author : Tania Kuteva
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2001
Auxiliation written by Tania Kuteva and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Probing the nature of grammaticalisation on the basis of an in-depth study of the process of auxiliation, this book brings together the explanatory potential of recent grammaticalisation theory and insights from the latest psychological studies.
The Art Of Plain Speaking
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Author : Charlie Corbett
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-12-07
The Art Of Plain Speaking written by Charlie Corbett and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-07 with Business & Economics categories.
This is a guide for anyone who wants to connect better with people in the workplace by speaking clearly and with purpose. It is a result of five years at Charlie Corbett’s consultancy, Bullfinch Media, where he helped convince executives that speaking plainly, thoughtfully, and behaving with humanity, is the best way to win business, boost morale and advance careers. It provides carefully detailed wisdom on how to write well, speak publicly and stand out in your job, as well as how to craft compelling communications, make the best of social media and handle the press. The Art of Plain Speaking aims to improve the experience faced by many in the modern workplace, a world where senior management are entirely absent from the shop floor – replaced by indecipherable emails from HR – and where people speak in esoteric corporate riddles, believing that sounding clever is more productive than speaking clearly.
Loiterature
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Author : Ross Chambers
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 1999-01-01
Loiterature written by Ross Chambers and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-01-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
The fabric of the western literary tradition is not always predictable. In one wayward strand, waywardness itself is at work, delay becomes almost predictable, triviality is auspicious, and failure is cheerfully admired. This is loiterature. Loiterature is the first book to identify this strand, to follow its path through major works and genres, and to evaluate its literary significance. ø By offering subtle resistance to the laws of "good social order," loiterly literature blurs the distinctions between innocent pleasure and harmless relaxation on the one hand, and not-so-innocent intent on the other. The result is covert social criticism that casts doubt on the values good citizens hold dear?values like discipline, organization, productivity, and, above all, work. It levels this criticism, however, under the guise of innocent wit or harmless entertainment. Loiterature distracts attention the way a street conjurer diverts us with his sleight of hand.øøø If the pleasurable has critical potential, may not one of the functions of the critical be to produce pleasure? The ability to digress, Ross Chambers suggests, is at the heart of both, and loiterature?s digressive waywardness offers something to ponder for critics of culture as well as lovers of literature.
Christian Plain Style
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Author : Peter Auksi
language : en
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Release Date : 1995
Christian Plain Style written by Peter Auksi and has been published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Christian Plain Style is a historical survey of the origins, growth, and decline of "the plain style," a mode of rhetorical discourse that reflected the mode of expression exemplified by Christ. Peter Auksi draws on an impressive array of classical, biblical, patristic, medieval, and Renaissance primary sources to explain this complex ideal of spiritualized rhetoric.
Talk Is Cheap
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Author : John Haiman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Talk Is Cheap written by John Haiman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Talk Is Cheap begins with this telling observation and proceeds to argue that such "unplain speaking" is fundamentally embedded in the way we now talk. John Haiman traces this sea-change in our language usage to the emergence of a postmodern "divided self" who is hyper-conscious that what he or she is saying has been said before. Thus, "cheap talk" helps us distance ourselves from a social role with which we are uncomfortable. Haiman examines the full range of these pervasive distancing mechanisms, from cliches and quotation marks to camp and parody. Also, he highlights ways in which language is evolving (and has evolved) from non-linguistic behavior. His book shows us how what we are saying is continually separating itself from how we say it.
Racial Inequality In Education
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Author : Barry Troyna
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2012-04-27
Racial Inequality In Education written by Barry Troyna and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-27 with Education categories.
The education system should be in the forefront of the battle to combat racial inequality. The contributors to this book, however, argue that, far from reducing racial inequality, the education system in the UK systematically generates, maintains and reproduces it. Through careful consideration of the complex and pervasive nature of racism (and the practices it gives rise to) the contributors draw attention to the failure of the contemporaneous multicultural education theories and policies. The contributors’ concerns are with: the role of the state in sustaining and legitimating racial inequalities in education; black students’ experiences of racism in schools and post-school training schemes; and proposals for the realization of genuine and effective antiracist education principles.
How To Be Not Too Bad
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Author : Charles Gordon
language : en
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Release Date : 2012-10-23
How To Be Not Too Bad written by Charles Gordon and has been published by McClelland & Stewart this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-23 with Humor categories.
Move over, Miss Manners. Step aside, Emily Post. It’s time for a truly modern book (“How To Make Love to a Laptopper”) on proper behaviour at work (“Walk fast and carry a piece of paper”) and at play (“Riding a Bicicyle Without Being a Geek”). Forget excellence. This book will help you rise above it all and become, well, not too bad.
Quaker Aesthetics
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Author : Emma Jones Lapsansky-Werner
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2003-01-26
Quaker Aesthetics written by Emma Jones Lapsansky-Werner and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-01-26 with Art categories.
How did Quakers reconcile their belief in plain living with their appreciation of fine material goods?
So You Think Your English Is Ok
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Author : James Hibbert
language : en
Publisher: eBook Partnership
Release Date : 2014-02-28
So You Think Your English Is Ok written by James Hibbert and has been published by eBook Partnership this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-28 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book has comments, criticism, opinion and advice concerning English grammar and usage. It shows where people, experts included, go wrong. It covers topics that people disagree on, and oddities of the language. Written in a conversational tone, it is not a textbook. The aims are to interest, to entertain and to help people write English well.
Confessional Crises And Cultural Politics In Twentieth Century America
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Author : Dave Tell
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2015-01-14
Confessional Crises And Cultural Politics In Twentieth Century America written by Dave Tell and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-14 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Confessional Crises and Cultural Politics in Twentieth-Century America revolutionizes how we think about confession and its ubiquitous place in American culture. It argues that the sheer act of labeling a text a confession has become one of the most powerful, and most overlooked, forms of intervening in American cultural politics. In the twentieth century alone, the genre of confession has profoundly shaped (and been shaped by) six of America’s most intractable cultural issues: sexuality, class, race, violence, religion, and democracy.