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Vernacular eloquence

by Peter Elbow

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Speech, with its spontaneity, naturalness of expression, and fluidity of thought, has many overlooked linguistic and rhetorical merits. Through several easy to employ techniques, writers can marshal this "wisdom of the tongue" to produce stronger, clearer, more natural writing.

Narration (Rhetoric)RhetoricStyleLanguage and languagesSprechenSchriftliche KommunikationLiteraturproduktionLiterarische TechnikRetorikStilistikBerättande