English Rhetoric = English Rhetoric

Author: Zhang Xiuguo
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: The first chapter of this book discusses the definition of rhetoric and its relationship with public speaking. The second chapter introduces English rhetoric and its origins. The third chapter analyzes the importance of learning English rhetoric. The fourth chapter discusses word choice. The fifth chapter discusses sentence structure. Chapters 6 to 11 focus on English rhetorical devices. Among them, Chapter 6 discusses the definition, function, and usage principles of rhetorical devices; Chapter 7 discusses phonetic and morphological rhetorical devices; Chapters 8 and 9 discuss syntactic structural rhetorical devices; Chapter 10 discusses semantic rhetorical devices; and Chapter 11 discusses logical rhetorical devices. To help readers master the content of each chapter, thought questions or various types of exercises are provided after each chapter. Comprehensive test questions are arranged at the end of the book, along with some reference answers. This book is a textbook for English majors at the undergraduate level and can also be used as a reference for English rhetoric researchers and other English learners with equivalent English reading abilities.