Speaking Freely
Download or Read eBook Speaking Freely PDF written by Stuart Berg Flexner and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Stuart Berg Flexner |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 488 |
Release | : 1997 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:49015002683093 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Speaking Freely by : Stuart Berg Flexner
Book excerpt: Based on Berg's (1928-90) best selling I Hear America Talking (1976) and Listening to America, presents essays on such aspects of American speech as booze, communications from snail mail to email, fighting words, funerals, health, holidays, pop culture, sex, outer space, sports, transportation, and trash and garbage. The text is amply accompanied by black-and-white photographs and quotations. No bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR