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Special credit should be given to C . C . Everett ' s “ Science of Thought ” and to
Herbert Spencer ' s “ Essay on the Philosophy of Style , ” the former having direct
influence on my treatment of “ The Thought in Discourse , " and the latter on “ The
...
Special credit should be given to C . C . Everett ' s “ Science of Thought ” and to
Herbert Spencer ' s “ Essay on the Philosophy of Style , ” the former having direct
influence on my treatment of “ The Thought in Discourse , " and the latter on “ The
...
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Thus is bounded the field of our further study , with a guiding map of the territory ,
purpose in discourse ; thought in discourse ; language or style in discourse .
Thus appears the organizing principle of our science ; namely , the effective ...
Thus is bounded the field of our further study , with a guiding map of the territory ,
purpose in discourse ; thought in discourse ; language or style in discourse .
Thus appears the organizing principle of our science ; namely , the effective ...
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One cannot become a journalist by studying rules of editorial style and journalism
. This can be accomplished only by a long course of training to alert and
comprehensive thought , and to the power of a quick application of a sound
political ...
One cannot become a journalist by studying rules of editorial style and journalism
. This can be accomplished only by a long course of training to alert and
comprehensive thought , and to the power of a quick application of a sound
political ...
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Instead of uttering the thought for the mind addressed , as the law of purpose
requires , consciously or unconsciously , the language and the thought are
frequently deformed into affectation of style , than which nothing is more offensive
to good ...
Instead of uttering the thought for the mind addressed , as the law of purpose
requires , consciously or unconsciously , the language and the thought are
frequently deformed into affectation of style , than which nothing is more offensive
to good ...
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Mark now the quality of this style as related to the professed aim of the whole
speech . What was that aim ? The ships of the merchants of Boston and Salem
and Newburyport and New London and New York were rotting in their harbors .
Mark now the quality of this style as related to the professed aim of the whole
speech . What was that aim ? The ships of the merchants of Boston and Salem
and Newburyport and New London and New York were rotting in their harbors .
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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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