Research Catalog

Title

The Oxford guide to writing : a rhetoric and handbook for college students / Thomas S. Kane ; editorial consultant, Nancy Sommers.

Author

Kane, Thomas S.

Publication

New York : Oxford University Press, 1983.

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Details

Description

xxviii, 820 pages; 25 cm

Subject

• English language > Rhetoric > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• English language > Grammar > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Report writing > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• English language > Grammar
• Anglais (Langue) > Rhétorique
• Anglais (Langue) > Grammaire
• Anglais (Langue) > Rhétorique > Guides, manuels, etc
• Rapports > Rédaction > Guides, manuels, etc
• English language > Rhetoric
• Report writing
• English language Grammar Handbooks, manuals, etc
• English language Rhetoric Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Report writing Handbooks, manuals, etc

Genre/Form

• Handbook
• Handbooks and manuals.
• Guides et manuels.

Note

• Includes booklet (59 p.): Some suggestions for using The Oxford guide to writing and indexes.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes index.

Contents

1. Truths and misconceptions about writing 2. Basic considerations: purpose 3. Basic considerations: strategy and style 4. Basic considerations: grammar, usage, and mechanics 5. Invention: gathering 6. Invention: exploring ideas 7. Outlining 8. Drafting and revising 9. Structure of the essay: beginning 10. Structure of the essay: closing 11. Structure of the essay: organizing the middle 12. Tight and loose organization 13. Point of view, persona, and tone in the essay 14. The sentence in the paragraph 15. Paragraph unity 16. Paragraph development: illustration 17. Paragraph development: restatement 18. Paragraph development: comparison and contrast 19. Paragraph development: analogy 20. Paragraph development: cause and effect 21. Paragraph development: definition 22. Paragraph development: analysis or classification 23. Paragraph development: qualification 24. Variations in the topic sentence and in paragraph unity 25. Paragraph patterns 26. Sentence patterns in the paragraph 27. The simple sentence 28. The compound sentence 29. The complex sentence 30. The fragment 31. The serial sentence 32. Parallel and balanced sentences 33. Hierarchic structure 34. Sentence patterns: summary 35. Concision in the sentence 36. The emphatic sentence 37. Emphasis within the sentence 38. Variety in sentences 39. Rhythm in the sentence 40. Meaning 41. Wrong words 42. Unnecessary words 43. Figurative language 44. Unusual words and collocations 45. Dictionaries and thesauri 46. Description 47. Narration 48. Argument 49. Persuasion: nonrational modes 50. Gathering, quoting, and citing information 51. A sample research project 52. Answering discussion questions 53. Stops 54. The other marks.

ISBN

• 0195032454
• 9780195032451

LCCN

82014093

OCLC

• ocm08668844
• 8668844
• SCSB-8859243

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library