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Syntax as style think of this book as your field guide to the. We will consider the intrinsic artistry of shakespeares work, striving for careful and sensitive readings. Chuck augello adjunct professor of english county college. Appropriate biographical, historical, and cultural details will be discussed along with various critical and theoretical approaches. The novel includes what the back cover copy describes as a true vonnegutian host of horrorsa double murder, a. The sentences come from an extensive search to identify some of the ways professional writers use the generous resources of the english language. Literature and the phonotext, university of california press, 1990, 337 pp. In individual projects and in our pooled observations about. Artful sentences tufte pdf graphics press has now published virginia tufte s new book, artful sentences. Writers and editors, linking writers and editors to resources including each other, markets, clients, and fans. Virginia tufte is like an industrious scientist of english syntax. Tufte uses hundreds of examples throughout the book. Syntax as style by virginia tufte distinguished emeritas professor of english at the university of southern california is a remarkable collection of over onethousand sentences demonstrating the utilization of syntax to create a distinctive writing style, and which were selectively compiled by professor tufte from the works of authors published in the twentieth and. Deans page 3 late assignments will not be evaluatedgraded without a studentteacher conference so that teacher feedback can be.
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