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The Sense of Style

- The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
Af: Steven Pinker Engelsk Paperback

The Sense of Style

- The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
Af: Steven Pinker Engelsk Paperback
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“Charming and erudite," from the author of Rationality and Enlightenment Now, "The wit and insight and clarity he brings . . . is what makes this book such a gem.” —Time.com
 
Why is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupted by texting and social media? Do the kids today even care about good writing—and why should we care? From the author of The Better Angels of Our Nature and Enlightenment Now.

In this entertaining and eminently practical book, the cognitive scientist, dictionary consultant, and New York Times–bestselling author Steven Pinker rethinks the usage guide for the twenty-first century. Using examples of great and gruesome modern prose while avoiding the scolding tone and Spartan tastes of the classic manuals, he shows how the art of writing can be a form of pleasurable mastery and a fascinating intellectual topic in its own right. The Sense of Style is for writers of all kinds, and for readers who are interested in letters and literature and are curious about the ways in which the sciences of mind can illuminate how language works at its best.
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“Charming and erudite," from the author of Rationality and Enlightenment Now, "The wit and insight and clarity he brings . . . is what makes this book such a gem.” —Time.com
 
Why is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupted by texting and social media? Do the kids today even care about good writing—and why should we care? From the author of The Better Angels of Our Nature and Enlightenment Now.

In this entertaining and eminently practical book, the cognitive scientist, dictionary consultant, and New York Times–bestselling author Steven Pinker rethinks the usage guide for the twenty-first century. Using examples of great and gruesome modern prose while avoiding the scolding tone and Spartan tastes of the classic manuals, he shows how the art of writing can be a form of pleasurable mastery and a fascinating intellectual topic in its own right. The Sense of Style is for writers of all kinds, and for readers who are interested in letters and literature and are curious about the ways in which the sciences of mind can illuminate how language works at its best.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 359
ISBN-13: 9780143127796
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0143127799
Kategori: Forside
Udg. Dato: 22 sep 2015
Længde: 29mm
Bredde: 202mm
Højde: 135mm
Forlag: Penguin Group USA
Oplagsdato: 22 sep 2015
Forfatter(e): Steven Pinker
Forfatter(e) Steven Pinker


Kategori Forside


ISBN-13 9780143127796


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 359


Udgave


Længde 29mm


Bredde 202mm


Højde 135mm


Udg. Dato 22 sep 2015


Oplagsdato 22 sep 2015


Forlag Penguin Group USA

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