Andrea-

 

Thanks for this - I'm printing it and adding it to my files!

 

-patty

 

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From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Andrea Olinger
Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 6:00 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Sentence stress and rhythm in writing texts

 

Dear all,

Thank you for recommending so many sources on the treatment of sentence
stress/rhythm in writing and style texts. I've compiled the following
bibliography from your suggestions and those of another email list, Writing
Program Administration.


Best,
Andrea Olinger
MA Candidate in Applied Linguistics and TESL, UCLA

*Accounts of Sentence Stress/Rhythm, Prominence, Thought Groups, and
Intonation in Writing Texts*

PRIMARY SOURCES

**Writing and style texts with the most elaborate accounts

Glaser, J. (1999). Understanding style. New York: Oxford University Press.
(See chapters on Assigning Emphasis and Controlling Rhythm) 

Kane, T. S., & Peters, L. J. (1966). A practical rhetoric of expository
prose. New York: Oxford University Press. (See chapter on the Audible
Sentence)

Kolln, M. (2007). Rhetorical grammar: Grammatical choices, rhetorical
effects (5th ed.). New York: Pearson Education. (See chapter on Sentence
Rhythm)

**Other writing and style texts  

Baker, S. (1998). The practical stylist (8th ed.). New York: Longman. 

Betting, R. (2008). Grammar today: The new American language and grammar
primer. Valley City, ND: A Skeptical press.

Brooks, C., & Penn Warren, R. (1979). Modern rhetoric (4th ed.). New York:
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc.

Crowley, S., & Hawhee, D. (2009). Ancient rhetorics for contemporary
students (4th ed.). Pearson Longman.

Lanham, R. (2007). Revising prose (5th ed.). New York: Pearson Longman.

Tufte, V. (2006). Artful sentences: Syntax as style. Cheshire, CT: Graphics
Press LLC.

Williams, J. W. (1990). Style: Toward clarity and grace. Chicago: The
University of Chicago Press.

**Writing texts that were recommended but that I haven't yet investigated 

Bacon, N. (2009). The well-crafted sentence. Bedford/St. Martin's.

Hickey, D. J. (1993). Developing a written voice. Mountain View, CA:
Mayfield Publishing Co. 

Kilpatrick, J. (1984). The writer's art. New York: Andrews, McMeel, &
Parker.

Zinsser, W. K. (2006). On writing well: The classic guide to writing
nonfiction (30th anniversary ed.). Collins.

**Historical accounts

Hugh Blair's Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres

Cicero's Orator

Demetrius. (1990). On style. In P. P. Matsen, P. Rollinson, & M. Sousa
(Eds.), Readings from classical rhetoric (pp.____). Carbondale: Southern
Illinois University Press.

Mason, J.  (1749). An essay on the power and harmony of prosaic numbers.
(Can be downloaded for free from Google Books)

Tempest, N. (1930). The rhythm of English prose: A manual for students.
Cambridge, England: The University Press. 

SECONDARY SOURCES

Bolinger, D. (1989). Intonation and its uses: Melody in grammar and
discourse. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. 

Cannon, B. (1957). Punctuation and sentence rhythm. College Composition and
Communication, 8 (1), 16-22.

Crow, J. (2006, July 14).  Punctuation from an information processing
perspective. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Assembly for
the Teaching of English Grammar, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT.

Elbow, P. (2003). Three mysteries at the heart of writing. In L. Z. Bloom,
D. A. Daiker, & E. M. White (Eds.), Composition studies in the new
millennium: Rereading the past, rewriting the future (pp. 10-27).
Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press.

On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 10:39 AM, Andrea Olinger <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

Dear all,

 

I am working on a project that examines the treatment of sentence stress and
rhythm in writing/composition/style texts.  Would any of you be able to
recommend other books that discuss this topic?  I've identified Martha
Kolln's Rhetorical Grammar, Joseph Williams' Style, and Richard Lanham's
Revising Prose so far.

 

Thank you!


Best,

Andrea Olinger

MA Candidate in Applied Linguistics and TESL, UCLA


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