The sense of style

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From the author of Enlightenment Now, a short and entertaining book on the modern art of writing well by New York Times bestselling author Steven Pinker. 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? Why should any of us care? In The Sense of Style, the bestselling linguist and cognitive scientist Steven Pinker answers these questions and more. Rethinking the usage guide for the twenty-first century, Pinker doesn't carp about the decline of language or recycle pet peeves from the rulebooks of a century ago. Instead, he applies insights from the sciences of language and mind to the challenge of crafting clear, coherent, and stylish prose. In this short, cheerful, and eminently practical book, Pinker shows how writing depends on imagination, empathy, coherence, grammatical knowhow, and an ability to savor and reverse engineer the good prose of others. He replaces dogma about usage with reason and evidence, allowing writers and editors to apply the guidelines judiciously, rather than robotically, being mindful of what they are designed to accomplish. Filled with examples of great and gruesome prose, Pinker shows us how the art of writing can be a form of pleasurable mastery and a fascinating intellectual topic in its own right.

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Sense Of Style

Rating: 5 / 5 | Prijs: € 15.79

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 socia Op voorraad. Voor 23:59 uur besteld, donderdag in huis .. MEER INFO

Sense Of Style

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What is the secret of good prose does writing well even matter in an age of instant communication should we care this book tells about the modern art of writing and shows us why we all need a sense of style steven pinker the bestselling author of the language instinct deploys his gift for exp Op voorraad. Voor 23:59 uur besteld, woensdag in huis .. MEER INFO

The Sense of Style

Rating: 5 / 5 | Prijs: € 9.49

Bad writing can t be blamed on the internet or on the kids today good writing has always been hard a performance requiring pretense empathy and a drive for coherence in the sense of style cognitive scientist and linguist steven pinker uses the latest scientific insights to bring us a style Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: Hardcover

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 30 september 2014

Aantal pagina's: 359

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Steven Pinker

Tweede Auteur: Steven Pinker

Hoofduitgeverij: Viking Pr

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 154 mm

Product hoogte: 30 mm

Product lengte: 217 mm

Studieboek: Ja

Verpakking breedte: 154 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 30 mm

Verpakking lengte: 217 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 490 g

EAN: 9780670025855

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