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Cargando... The Power of Words: Unveiling the Speaker and Writer's Hidden Craftpor David Kaufer, Brian Butler, Jeff Collins, Suguru Ishizaki
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In 1888, Mark Twain reflected on the writer's special feel for words to his correspondent, George Bainton, noting that ""the difference between the almost-right word and the right word is really a large matter."" We recognize differences between a politician who is ""willful"" and one who is ""willing"" even though the difference does not cross word-stems or parts of speech. We recognize that being ""held up"" evokes different experiences depending upon whether its direct object is a meeting, a bank, or an example. Although we can notice hundreds of examples in the language where small differe No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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![]() GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)401.43Language Language Philosophy and theory Communication; semantics, pragmatics, languages for special purposes SemanticsClasificación de la Biblioteca del CongresoValoraciónPromedio: No hay valoraciones.¿Eres tú?Conviértete en un Autor de LibraryThing. |