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The orchestra of the language.
- Title
- The orchestra of the language. [Prepared with the editorial assistance of James T. Kennedy, Jr.].
- Author
- Robson, Ernest M.
- Publication
- New York, T. Yoseloff [1959]
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Details
- Description
- 206 pages illustrations; 22 cm
- Subject
- 1800-1899
- English language > Phonetics
- Speech
- Sound > Psychological aspects
- English language > Rhetoric
- Authorship
- English language > 19th century > Phonetics > Psychological aspects
- Authors
- Speech
- Authorship
- authorship
- authors
- speech (communication function)
- Authors
- English language > Phonetics
- English language > Rhetoric
- Sound > Psychological aspects
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 199-200.
- Contents
- Part I: Written acoustic patterns: the sound dimensions of the writer's art -- Basic considerations -- Historical perspective -- The orchestra of the language -- The striking powers of words -- Whisper tones in words -- The time dimension of words and syllables -- Power-tone patterns and the influence of time -- Hearing tone and power patterns -- In the light of auditory intelligence -- Possibilities -- Part II: Tables for giving phonetic values to words -- Part III: Lyrics composed with techniques presented in this book -- On winds and waters -- On animals -- In the mirror of the nights -- On music.
- LCCN
- 58011410
- OCLC
- ocm00316932
- 316932
- SCSB-11937
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library