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Page 3
And either “ Peace ” or “ Vici ” would have made a first - rate discourse by itself .
The point is that these language units are not such with reference to each other ,
but with reference to what each expresses . They are the true language units ; not
...
And either “ Peace ” or “ Vici ” would have made a first - rate discourse by itself .
The point is that these language units are not such with reference to each other ,
but with reference to what each expresses . They are the true language units ; not
...
Page 25
The moment the reader or hearer feels that the author is making the discourse
with reference to himself , the discourse at once loses its power . For this reason
the pronoun I should be used warily and sparingly . It is bad taste for a speaker to
...
The moment the reader or hearer feels that the author is making the discourse
with reference to himself , the discourse at once loses its power . For this reason
the pronoun I should be used warily and sparingly . It is bad taste for a speaker to
...
Page 56
When we speak of the nature of anything we have reference to its producing idea
; for the word nature means that which is about to appear . The nature of man is
the energy , the potency which persists in producing men as distinguished from ...
When we speak of the nature of anything we have reference to its producing idea
; for the word nature means that which is about to appear . The nature of man is
the energy , the potency which persists in producing men as distinguished from ...
Page 77
If the whole is a mere aggregate , it is necessary to give only the position of each
part with reference to the whole ; but if there is active coöperation , the attributes
which adapt the part in the coöperation must be given . Thus parts , as wholes ...
If the whole is a mere aggregate , it is necessary to give only the position of each
part with reference to the whole ; but if there is active coöperation , the attributes
which adapt the part in the coöperation must be given . Thus parts , as wholes ...
Page 97
Time is necessary not only to explain the relation of each event to every other in a
series , but also to explain the entire change with reference to other events . An
event in history may be accounted for by its relation in time to preceding or ...
Time is necessary not only to explain the relation of each event to every other in a
series , but also to explain the entire change with reference to other events . An
event in history may be accounted for by its relation in time to preceding or ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Science of Discourse |
| Author | Arnold Tompkins |
| Publisher | The author, 1897 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 26 Aug 2010 |
| Length | 432 pages |
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