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Pause and Effect: An Introduction to the History of Punctuation in the West - Hardcover

Parkes, M. B.

 
9780520079410: Pause and Effect: An Introduction to the History of Punctuation in the West
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0520079418 ISBN 13: 9780520079410
Verlag: Univ of California Pr, 1993

Inhaltsangabe

We often take punctuation for granted, but its evolution has been largely responsible for our ability to communicate meaning and convey emphasis with the written word. Believing that the best way to understand usage is to study it historically, Parkes focuses on how marks have actually been used. He cites examples from a wide range of literary texts from different periods and languages; the examples and plates also provide the reader with an opportunity to test Parkes's observations.

This long-awaited book will no doubt stimulate debate among writers, editors, literary critics, philosophers, linguists, rhetoricians, and historians. It is destined to become a standard reference work for anyone interested in the history and use of language.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

M. B. Parkes is Fellow of Keble College and Lecturer in Palaeography, Oxford University. He is the author ofEnglish Cursive Book Hands 1250-1500 (California, 1980).

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Verlag
Univ of California Pr
Erscheinungsdatum
1993
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0520079418
ISBN 13 
9780520079410
Einband
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Anzahl der Seiten
327
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