English Literature: A Critical SurveyPitman, 1951 - 316 sidor |
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... speech or writing is concerned not only to say a thing , but to say it well and memorably , he is engaged in a literary enterprise . He is , to a greater or lesser extent , exercising an art , the art of letters . Rarely , in effect ...
... speech or writing is concerned not only to say a thing , but to say it well and memorably , he is engaged in a literary enterprise . He is , to a greater or lesser extent , exercising an art , the art of letters . Rarely , in effect ...
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... speech or writing . Semantics The application of the historical method to the meaning of words has given us a new science , known as Semantics . This seeks to discover the general laws governing shifts of meaning , including the ...
... speech or writing . Semantics The application of the historical method to the meaning of words has given us a new science , known as Semantics . This seeks to discover the general laws governing shifts of meaning , including the ...
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... speech - rhythm superim- posed . It is unfortunate that the nomenclature of prosody has been borrowed from the classical writers on the subject , since we have to adapt the meanings of their prosodic terms to suit a versification ...
... speech - rhythm superim- posed . It is unfortunate that the nomenclature of prosody has been borrowed from the classical writers on the subject , since we have to adapt the meanings of their prosodic terms to suit a versification ...
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