The sense of style : the thinking person's guide to writing in the 21st century / Steven Pinker

By:

Pinker, Steven, 1954- [author]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780241957714
9780143127796

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DDC classification:

808.02 PIN 2015 23

LOC classification:

PE1421 .P56 2015

Contents:

Good writing -- A window onto the world -- The curse of knowledge -- The web, the tree, and the string -- Arcs of coherence -- Telling right from wrong

Summary: "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--and why should any of us care? In this entertaining and eminently practical book, the bestselling cognitive scientist Steven Pinker rethinks the usage guide for today's writers. Using examples of great and gruesome modern prose while avoiding the scolding tone of the classic manuals, he shows how the art of writing can be a form of pleasurable mastery and intellectually fascinating. The Sense of Style is for writers of all kinds, and for readers who are interested in how the sciences of mind can illuminate how language works at its best"-- Back coverOther editions: Paperback edition of:: Pinker, Steven, 1954- The sense of style : the thinking person's guide to writing in the 21st century.

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Includes glossary (pages 309-318)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-338) and index

Good writing -- A window onto the world -- The curse of knowledge -- The web, the tree, and the string -- Arcs of coherence -- Telling right from wrong

"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--and why should any of us care? In this entertaining and eminently practical book, the bestselling cognitive scientist Steven Pinker rethinks the usage guide for today's writers. Using examples of great and gruesome modern prose while avoiding the scolding tone of the classic manuals, he shows how the art of writing can be a form of pleasurable mastery and intellectually fascinating. The Sense of Style is for writers of all kinds, and for readers who are interested in how the sciences of mind can illuminate how language works at its best"-- Back cover

First published in hardcover: [New York] : Viking Penguin, 2014

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