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02672nam a22004218i 4500 |
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2015048302 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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DLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20190729110609.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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160122s2016 enk 000 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2015048302 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780300214260 (hardback) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
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MvI |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
pcc |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
PN4051.2 |
| Item number |
. C79 2016 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
808.5 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| 084 ## - OTHER CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
LAN015000 |
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LAN026000 |
| Number source |
bisacsh |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Crystal, David, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1941- |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The gift of the gab : |
| Remainder of title |
how eloquence works / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
David Crystal. |
| 263 ## - PROJECTED PUBLICATION DATE |
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| Projected publication date |
1605 |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
Oxford, U.K, : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Yale University Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
[2016] |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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pages cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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text |
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rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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unmediated |
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rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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volume |
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rdacarrier |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
"We all know eloquence when we hear it. But what exactly is it? And how might we gain more of it for ourselves? This entertaining and, yes, eloquent book illuminates the power of language from a linguistic point of view and provides fascinating insights into the way we use words. David Crystal, a world-renowned expert on the history and usage of the English language, probes the intricate workings of eloquence. His lively analysis encompasses everyday situations (wedding speeches, business presentations, storytelling) as well as the oratory of great public gatherings. Crystal focuses on the here and now of eloquent speaking--from pitch, pace, and prosody to jokes, appropriateness, and how to wield a microphone. He explains what is going on moment by moment and examines each facet of eloquence. He also investigates topics such as the way current technologies help or hinder our verbal powers, the psychological effects of verbal excellence, and why certain places or peoples are thought to be more eloquent than others. In the core analysis of the book, Crystal offers an extended and close dissection of Barack Obama's electrifying "Yes we can" speech of 2008, in which the president demonstrated full mastery of virtually every element of eloquence--from the simple use of parallelism and an awareness of what not to say, to his brilliant conclusion constructed around two powerful words: dreams and answers"-- |
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Provided by publisher. |
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1 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Elocutionists. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Eloquence in literature. |
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Oral communication. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Voice culture. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Storytelling. |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Rhetoric. |
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bisacsh |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Public Speaking. |
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bisacsh |
| 948 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC); SERIES PART DESIGNATOR (RLIN) |
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| Series part designator, SPT (RLIN) |
u620670 |
| 949 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) |
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PN4051.2 . C79 2016 |
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LC |
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EY8Z |
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33039001399988 |
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34154 |