Vernacular eloquence : what speech can bring to writing /
Since the publication of his groundbreaking books Writing Without Teachers and Writing with Power, Peter Elbow has revolutionized how people think about writing. Now, in Vernacular Eloquence, he makes a vital new contribution to both practice and theory.
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2011.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction to the Book; PART ONE: What's Best in Speaking and Writing?; Introduction: "Speech" and "Writing"; 1. Speaking and Writing as They are Used: The Role of Culture; Literacy Story: Three Basic Systems for Written Language; 2. What's Good about Writing; Literacy Story: The Development of Alphabetic Writing in the Middle East; 3. Speaking as a Process: What Can It Offer Writing?; Literacy Story: The Rebus; 4. Speech as a Product: Nine Virtues in Careless Unplanned Spoken Language that Can Significantly Improve Careful Writing.
