Andrea-
Thanks for this – I’m printing
it and adding it to my files!
-patty
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Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008
6:00 PM
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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.
Kane, T. S., & Peters, L. J. (1966). A
practical rhetoric of expository prose.
Kolln, M. (2007). Rhetorical grammar:
Grammatical choices, rhetorical effects (5th ed.).
**Other writing and style texts
Baker, S. (1998). The practical stylist
(8th ed.).
Betting, R. (2008). Grammar today: The new
American language and grammar primer.
Brooks, C., & Penn Warren, R. (1979). Modern
rhetoric (4th ed.).
Lanham, R. (2007). Revising prose
(5th ed.).
Tufte, V. (2006). Artful sentences: Syntax
as style.
Williams, J. W. (1990). Style: Toward
clarity and grace.
**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.
Kilpatrick, J. (1984). The writer's art.
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
Demetrius. (1990). On style. In P. P. Matsen, P. Rollinson, & M. Sousa
(Eds.),
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.
SECONDARY SOURCES
Bolinger, D. (1989). Intonation and its
uses: Melody in grammar and discourse.
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
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).
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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