The sense of style : the thinking person's guide to writing in the 21st century! / Steven Pinker.

By: Pinker, Steven [autor.]Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: The 100 wordsPublisher: New York : Penguin Books, 2015Description: viii, 359 páginas : ilustraciones ; 20 cmContent type: texto Media type: sin mediación Carrier type: volumenISBN: 9780143127796Subject(s): Inglés -- Estilo | Inglés -- Gramática | Inglés -- Retórica -- + | Arte de escribir | Preparación de manuscritos (Arte de escribir)DDC classification: 808.042

Contents:

1. Good writing. 2. A window onto world. 3. The curse of knowledge. 4. The web, the tree, and the string. 5 Arcs of coherence. 6. Telling right from wrong.

Abstract: "Charming and erudite, from the author of Enlightenment Now, The wit and insight and clarity he brings . . . is what makes this book such a gem." --Time.com Why is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupted by texting and social media? Do the kids today even care about good writing--and why should we care? From the author of The Better Angels of Our Nature and Enlightenment Now. In this entertaining and eminently practical book, the cognitive scientist, dictionary consultant, and New York Times-bestselling author Steven Pinker rethinks the usage guide for the twenty-first century.

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Libros	Biblioteca CESA Diagonal 34 A No. 5 A - 23 Casa Incolda PBX: 339 53 00 serviciosbiblioteca@cesa.edu.co Piso 2	General	808.042 / P645s 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Ej. 1	Available		7110001701

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1. Good writing. 2. A window onto world. 3. The curse of knowledge. 4. The web, the tree, and the string. 5 Arcs of coherence. 6. Telling right from wrong.

"Charming and erudite, from the author of Enlightenment Now, The wit and insight and clarity he brings . . . is what makes this book such a gem." --Time.com Why is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupted by texting and social media? Do the kids today even care about good writing--and why should we care? From the author of The Better Angels of Our Nature and Enlightenment Now. In this entertaining and eminently practical book, the cognitive scientist, dictionary consultant, and New York Times-bestselling author Steven Pinker rethinks the usage guide for the twenty-first century.

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