Literature and CriticismChatto and Windus, 1953 - 190 pages |
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... language is the sure evidence of his particular and individual grasp of the ' thought ' . To alter his language would mean altering and impairing his thought ; whereas in expository and informative writing ( which , let us remember ...
... language is the sure evidence of his particular and individual grasp of the ' thought ' . To alter his language would mean altering and impairing his thought ; whereas in expository and informative writing ( which , let us remember ...
Page 134
... language : one , that concrete and ' physical ' words are likely to make a more forceful and immediate impact than general and abstract ones ; two , that straightforwardness in language is more telling than round - about and ...
... language : one , that concrete and ' physical ' words are likely to make a more forceful and immediate impact than general and abstract ones ; two , that straightforwardness in language is more telling than round - about and ...
Page 158
... language that makes for excellence ; a sequence of the most ' physical ' words is quite ineffective if they are not organised by the writer for worth - while ends . But it should also be borne in mind that our comparisons are between ...
... language that makes for excellence ; a sequence of the most ' physical ' words is quite ineffective if they are not organised by the writer for worth - while ends . But it should also be borne in mind that our comparisons are between ...
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