Author:
Nolan, James, 1946-
Imprint:Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, c2005.
Descriptionvii, 320 p. ; 21 cm.
Note:Speaking -- Preparation : anticipating the speaker -- Complex syntax : compression -- Word order : clusters -- General adverbial clauses -- Untranslatability -- Figures of speech -- Argumentation -- Diction : register -- Formal style -- A policy address -- Quotations, allusions, transposition -- Political discourse -- Economic discourse -- Humor -- Latinisms -- Numbers -- Note-taking.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.