Speech CompositionAppleton-Century-Crofts, 1953 - 385 pages |
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William Norwood Brigance. At a time when the number of words in the English language was relatively small , Milton ... languages . This method , of course , was more popular with earlier English and American speakers than with those of ...
William Norwood Brigance. At a time when the number of words in the English language was relatively small , Milton ... languages . This method , of course , was more popular with earlier English and American speakers than with those of ...
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... language than in written . In arrangement it requires more frequent use of sus- pense and climax . In treatment it ... language , for figurative language stirs the imagination and sets up mental pictures . Finally , the speaker will use ...
... language than in written . In arrangement it requires more frequent use of sus- pense and climax . In treatment it ... language , for figurative language stirs the imagination and sets up mental pictures . Finally , the speaker will use ...
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... language , it will lend a pictorial vividness to the style . Contrast the misuse of figurative lan- guage as given above with the vivid imagery aroused by the figures given below . No mere ornaments or " purple patches " are these , but ...
... language , it will lend a pictorial vividness to the style . Contrast the misuse of figurative lan- guage as given above with the vivid imagery aroused by the figures given below . No mere ornaments or " purple patches " are these , but ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
THE SPEAKERS PERSONAL PROBLEMS | 9 |
THE SPEECH PURPOSE | 52 |
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