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Preface to the Second Edition
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments ix
- Preface to the Second Edition xi
- Introduction: Frequently Asked Questions 1
- 1. Speaking 8
- 2. Preparation/Anticipating the Speaker 17
- 3. Complex Syntax/Compression 24
- 4. Word Order/Clusters 44
- 5. General Adverbial Clauses 51
- 6. Untranslatability 55
- 7. Figures of Speech 64
- 8. Argumentation 111
- 9. Diction/Register 121
- 10. Formal Style 162
- 11. A Policy Address 180
- 12. Quotations/Allusions/ Transposition 205
- 13. Political Discourse 211
- 14. Economic Discourse 225
- 15. Humor 245
- 16. Latinisms 262
- 17. Numbers 272
- 18. Note-taking 278
- Annex I: Additional Reformulation Strategies 288
- Annex II: Memory Drill 294
- Annex III: Patterns in Speech 296
- Annex IV: Political Discourse – Additional Exercise 301
- Bibliography 304
- Index 325
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments ix
- Preface to the Second Edition xi
- Introduction: Frequently Asked Questions 1
- 1. Speaking 8
- 2. Preparation/Anticipating the Speaker 17
- 3. Complex Syntax/Compression 24
- 4. Word Order/Clusters 44
- 5. General Adverbial Clauses 51
- 6. Untranslatability 55
- 7. Figures of Speech 64
- 8. Argumentation 111
- 9. Diction/Register 121
- 10. Formal Style 162
- 11. A Policy Address 180
- 12. Quotations/Allusions/ Transposition 205
- 13. Political Discourse 211
- 14. Economic Discourse 225
- 15. Humor 245
- 16. Latinisms 262
- 17. Numbers 272
- 18. Note-taking 278
- Annex I: Additional Reformulation Strategies 288
- Annex II: Memory Drill 294
- Annex III: Patterns in Speech 296
- Annex IV: Political Discourse – Additional Exercise 301
- Bibliography 304
- Index 325
