A Discourse Being Introductory to his Course of Lectures on Elocution and the English Language
A Discourse Being Introductory to his Course of Lectures on Elocution and the English Language

Author: Thomas Sheridan

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2023-09-18

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13:

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Thomas Sheridan's 'A Discourse Being Introductory to his Course of Lectures on Elocution and the English Language' is a seminal work that explores the relationship between elocution and the English language in the 18th century. Sheridan's book delves into the importance of proper pronunciation, tone, and delivery in communication, shedding light on the significance of effective public speaking. Written in a scholarly and detailed manner, the book serves as a valuable resource for those interested in the history of elocution and language studies. It also emphasizes the role of rhetoric in shaping persuasive discourse and effective communication strategies. Sheridan's literary style is characterized by its clarity and precision, making the complex subject matter accessible to a wide audience. This book is a must-read for students of literature, linguistics, and communication studies, offering insights into the art of eloquence and the power of language in shaping perceptions and influencing opinions.

A Discourse
A Discourse

Author: Thomas Sheridan

Publisher: Library of Alexandria

Published:

Total Pages: 51

ISBN-13: 1465519785

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The Present State of Scholarship in the History of Rhetoric
The Present State of Scholarship in the History of Rhetoric

Author: Lynée Lewis Gaillet

Publisher: University of Missouri Press

Published: 2010-03-15

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 0826218687

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Introduces new scholars to interdisciplinary research by utilizing bibliographical surveys of both primary and secondary works that address the history of rhetoric, from the Classical period to the 21st century.

Language in Scotland
Language in Scotland

Author: Wendy Anderson

Publisher: Rodopi

Published: 2013-08-01

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 940120974X

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The chapters in this volume take as their focus aspects of three of the languages of Scotland: Scots, Scottish English, and Scottish Gaelic. They present linguistic research which has been made possible by new and developing corpora of these languages: this encompasses work on lexis and lexicogrammar, semantics, pragmatics, orthography, and punctuation. Throughout the volume, the findings of analysis are accompanied by discussion of the methodologies adopted, including issues of corpus design and representativeness, search possibilities, and the complementarity and interoperability of linguistic resources. Together, the chapters present the forefront of the research which is currently being directed towards the linguistics of the languages of Scotland, and point to an exciting future for research driven by ever more refined corpora and related language resources.

Transforming Early English
Transforming Early English

Author: Jeremy J. Smith

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-04-30

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 1108356001

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Transforming Early English shows how historical pragmatics can offer a powerful explanatory framework for the changes medieval English and Older Scots texts undergo, as they are transmitted over time and space. The book argues that formal features such as spelling, script and font, and punctuation - often neglected in critical engagement with past texts - relate closely to dynamic, shifting socio-cultural processes, imperatives and functions. This theme is illustrated through numerous case-studies in textual recuperation, ranging from the reinvention of Old English poetry and prose in the later medieval and early modern periods, to the eighteenth-century 'vernacular revival' of literature in Older Scots.

Shakespeare and Accentism
Shakespeare and Accentism

Author: Adele Lee

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-12-28

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 1000295354

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This collection explores the consequences of accentism—an under-researched issue that intersects with racism and classism—in the Shakespeare industry across languages and cultures, past and present. It adopts a transmedia and transhistorical approach to a subject that has been dominated by the study of "Original Pronunciation." Yet the OP project avoids linguistically "foreign" characters such as Othello because of the additional complications their "aberrant" speech poses to the reconstruction process. It also evades discussion of contemporary, global practices and, underpinning the enterprise, is the search for an aural "purity" that arguably never existed. By contrast, this collection attends to foreign speech patterns in both the early modern and post-modern periods, including Indian, East Asian, and South African, and explores how accents operate as "metasigns" reinforcing ethno-racial stereotypes and social hierarchies. It embraces new methodologies, which includes reorienting attention away from the visual and onto the aural dimensions of performance.