Understanding Style: Practical Ways to Improve Y

UnderstandingStyle：PracticalWaystoImproveYourWriting，ThirdEdition，usesthefindingsofmodernlinguisticstoexploretherelationshipbetweenwrittenandspokenvoicesandtouncoverlittle-knownwaystocontrolrhythmandemphasis.Withafocusonsoundandvoice，authorJoeGlaserexplainsandillustratesmeasurable，non-subjectivekeystogoodwriting--anapproachthatyieldspracticalwritingtechniquesandadvicerarelyfoundelsewhere.Anexcellentchoiceforcoursesinadvancedcomposition，thisbookalsocoversmorestandardtopicssuchaseconomy，diction，coherence，andvariety--alongwithabundantopen-endedexercisesdrawnfrombusiness，history，popularscience，andotherareas.