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By: Martha J. Kolln

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EDITORIAL REVIEW

Rhetorical Grammar is a writer's grammar - a text that presents grammar as a rhetorical tool, avoiding the do's and don'ts so long associated with the study of grammar. It reveals to student writers the system of grammar that they know subconsciously and encourages them to use that knowledge to understand their choices as writers and the effects of those choices on their readers. Besides providing key strategies for revision, Rhetorical Grammar presents systematic discussions of reader expectation, sentence rhythm and cohesion, subordination and coordination, punctuation, modifiers, diction, and other principles. Studying grammar from this rhetorical point of view defines the study of language as an intellectual exercise designed to open up students' minds to the versatility, beauty, and possibilities of language.

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Publisher: Macmillan USA
Pub. Date: 21st December 1990
Catalog: Book
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 237
Ean: 9780023658617
Isbn: 0023658614

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Review - Rhetorical Grammar
~ Written on Mar 11, 2009. 1 out of 1 users found this review helpful.

This book is very well written but extremely technical. Make sure that this is exactly what you want before taking the leap.

You need this book.
~ Written on Nov 7, 2007. 3 out of 3 users found this review helpful.

You really do want to buy this book. Of all the writing handbooks I have, it is the one that is most interesting and most helpful. Countless lightbulbs have gone off in my mind as I've read its explanations. I strongly feel that it deserves yet another 5-star rating. I wish I had owned it during my first year of college (or even during high school). Regarding the negative post: I read it in its entirety, and with respect to its author, all I could do was chuckle and shake my head because I strongly disagree with the opinion as well as the arguments presented.

College Textbook
~ Written on May 7, 2007. 2 out of 9 users found this review helpful.

This book is the required text for a 300-level Rhetoric & Grammar course taught at Arizona State University.

Grammer at it's best!
~ Written on Feb 13, 2007. 3 out of 4 users found this review helpful.

This book gives you great knowledge of grammer techniques. it also provieds the answers for the exercises in the back to make sure you have learned and have the correct answer. It is a great book.

educational linguistics - a valuable resource for new secondary English teachers
~ Written on Aug 9, 2006. 2 out of 4 users found this review helpful.

This text coherently articulates a systematic approach to integrating the teaching of grammar, from word to discourse, with the teaching of writing and rhetoric.

I am just entering the secondary school teaching profession. I have an educational, personal, and professional (7 years in publishing) background in literature and writing, but I am just a beginner in linguistics and grammar (however you wish to define it).

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