Linguistics and Literary StyleDonald C. Freeman |
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... reader is given , and that which he supplies in order to make what he is given fully meaningful . For the pur- pose of ordinary linguistic communication , it is justifiable to de- fine " intelligibility " as conformity to the linguistic ...
... reader is given , and that which he supplies in order to make what he is given fully meaningful . For the pur- pose of ordinary linguistic communication , it is justifiable to de- fine " intelligibility " as conformity to the linguistic ...
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... reader , often reveals himself to be more concerned with his own attitudes and feel- ings . The Sweet Talker , on the other hand , makes explicit gestures to the reader , calling him by name ( you ) . The Stuffy Talker mentions neither ...
... reader , often reveals himself to be more concerned with his own attitudes and feel- ings . The Sweet Talker , on the other hand , makes explicit gestures to the reader , calling him by name ( you ) . The Stuffy Talker mentions neither ...
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... reader . His attention is inevitably called to the connective tissue between sentences , al- though the effect must be to a great extent below the threshold of consciousness , judging by the lack of comment about this feature of Swift's ...
... reader . His attention is inevitably called to the connective tissue between sentences , al- though the effect must be to a great extent below the threshold of consciousness , judging by the lack of comment about this feature of Swift's ...
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Linguistic Approaches to Literature Donald C | 3 |
Linguistics and Literary History Leo Spitzer | 21 |
Standard Language and Poetic Language | 40 |
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