Beschreibung:
The unique form of the book's presentation is aimed at readers who are alert to the peculiarities of present-day American English as they pertain to pronunciation, grammar, and style, without "dumbing down" or compromising the language in which the explanations are couched.
Preface.- Acknowledgments.- About the Author.- Preface to the First Edition.- The Physiognomy of Speech.- Chapter One: Sounds.- Chapter Two: Meanings.- Chapter Three: Style.- Chapter Four: Syntax.- Chapter Five: Theory.- Chapter Six: Poetics.- Chapter Seven: The Psycholinguistic Pathos of Everyday Life.- Epilegomenon.- Master Glossary.- Index.