Search Results - Speech.

Artistry of the Homeric Simile by Scott, William C. (William Clyde), 1937-

Subjects: “…Greek language Figures of speech.…”
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Forever New The Speeches of James Wright, President of Dartmouth College, 1998–2009 / by Wright, James Edward, 1939-

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Meaning of Folklore The Analytical Essays of Alan Dundes / by Dundes, Alan

Table of Contents: “…Folklore as a mirror of culture -- The study of folklore in literature and culture: identification and interpretation -- Metafolkore and oral literary criticism -- From etic to emic units in the structural study of folktales ; postscript, the motif index and the tale-type index: a critique -- How Indic parallels to the ballad of the "walled-up wife" reveal the pitfalls of parochial nationalistic folkloristics -- Structuralism and folklore ; postscript, binary opposition in myth: the Propp/Levi Strauss debate in retrospect -- On game morphology: a study of the structure of non-verbal folklore -- The devolutionary premise in folklore theory -- Folk ideas as units of worldview ; postscript, worldview in folk narrative -- As the crow flies: a straightforward study of lineal worldview in American folk speech -- Much ado about "sweet bugger all": getting to the bottom of a puzzle in British folk speech -- Grouping lore--scientists and musicians: science in folklore--folklore in science? …”
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The Middle Included Logos in Aristotle / by Aygün, Ömer, 1975-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: the question and the method -- Being (logos in the categories) -- Potentiality (logos in on interpretation) -- Natural motion (logos in the physics) -- Animal motion (logos in on the soul) -- Action (logos in the nicomachean ethics) -- Speech (logos in the politics) -- Conclusion.…”
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Bending Opinion Essays on Persuasion in the Public Domain /

Table of Contents: “…Deliberation, free speech and the marketplace of ideas / Ineke Sluiter -- Rhetoric, classicism and democracy: the conveyance of moral and political values in late antique rhetorical education / Manfred Kraus -- Melody and rhythm in ancient political discourse. …”
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Listening For A Life A Dialogic Ethnography of Bessie Eldreth through Her Songs and Stories / by Sawin, Patricia

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : dialogism and subjectivity -- "That was before I ever left home" : complex accounts of a simple childhood -- "If you had to work as hard as I did, it would kill you" : work, narrative, and self-definition -- "I said, 'don't you do it'" : tracing development as an empowered speaker through reported speech in narrative -- "He never did say anything about my dreams that would worry me after that" : negotiating gender and power in ghost stories -- "I'm a bad one to go pulling jokes on people" : practical joking as a problematic vehicle for oppositional self-definition -- "My singing is my life" : repertoire and performance -- Epilogue.…”
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What Goes Around Comes Around

Table of Contents: “…Winick -- "Cheaters never prosper" and other lies adults tell kids : proverbs and the culture wars over character / Jay Mechling -- The proverb and fetishism in American advertisements / Anand Prahlad -- "The early bird is worth two in the bush" : Captain Jack Aubrey's fractured proverbs / Jan Harold Brunvand -- As the crow flies : a straightforward study of lineal worldview in American folk speech / Alan Dundes.…”
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No More Nagasakis : Interfaith Action toward a World without Nuclear Weapons / by Ihara, Toyokazu

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Culture Clash : Law and Science in America / by Goldberg, Steven, 1947-2010

Table of Contents: “…The Enlightenment Background. Free Speech for Scientists. Government Support for Science. …”
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