Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace, 10th Edition

By Joseph M. Williams, Gregory G. Colomb

Published by Longman

Published Date: Jan 4, 2010

Description

Engaging and direct, Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace is the guidebook for anyone who wants to write well.Engaging and direct, Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace is the guidebook for anyone who wants to write well.

PART ONE: Style as Choice

Lesson One: Understanding Style

Lesson Two: Correctness

PART TWO: Clarity

Lesson Three: Actions

Lesson Four: Characters

Lesson Five: Cohesion and Coherence

Lesson Six: Emphasis

PART THREE: Grace

Lesson Seven: Concision

Lesson Eight: Shape

Lesson Nine: Elegance

PART FOUR: Form

Lesson Ten: Motivating Coherence

Lesson Eleven: Global Coherence

PART FIVE: Ethics

Lesson Twelve: The Ethics of Style

Appendix I: Punctuation

Appendix II: Using Sources

Glossary

Additional Course Materials

Study Card for Grammar and Documentation

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