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Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog
The Quirky History and Lost Art of Diagramming Sentences
Taschenbuch von Kitty Burns Florey
Sprache: Englisch

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A delightfully offbeat history of the art and science of sentence diagramming by a veteran copyeditor and writer. Grumpy grammarians, crossword-puzzle aficionados, and lovers of language will appreciate this book.

In its heyday, sentence diagramming was wildly popular in grammar schools across the country. Kitty Burns Florey learned the method in sixth grade from Sister Bernadette: "It was a bit like art, a bit like mathematics. It was a picture of language. I was hooked."

Florey explores the sentence-diagramming phenomenon, including its humble roots at the Brooklyn Polytechnic, its "balloon diagram" predecessor, and what diagrams of famous writers' sentences reveal about them. Along the way, Florey offers up her own commonsense approach to learning and using good grammar. Charming, fun, and instructive, Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog will be treasured by all kinds of readers.
A delightfully offbeat history of the art and science of sentence diagramming by a veteran copyeditor and writer. Grumpy grammarians, crossword-puzzle aficionados, and lovers of language will appreciate this book.

In its heyday, sentence diagramming was wildly popular in grammar schools across the country. Kitty Burns Florey learned the method in sixth grade from Sister Bernadette: "It was a bit like art, a bit like mathematics. It was a picture of language. I was hooked."

Florey explores the sentence-diagramming phenomenon, including its humble roots at the Brooklyn Polytechnic, its "balloon diagram" predecessor, and what diagrams of famous writers' sentences reveal about them. Along the way, Florey offers up her own commonsense approach to learning and using good grammar. Charming, fun, and instructive, Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog will be treasured by all kinds of readers.
Über den Autor

KITTY BURNS FLOREY, a veteran copyeditor, is the author of nine novels and many short stories and essays. A longtime Brooklyn resident, she now divides her time between central Connecticut and upstate New York with her husband, Ron Savage.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Rubrik: Sprachwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780156034432
ISBN-10: 0156034433
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Florey, Kitty Burns
Hersteller: Harper Perennial
Maße: 235 x 191 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Kitty Burns Florey
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.10.2007
Gewicht: 0,341 kg
Artikel-ID: 102075875
Über den Autor

KITTY BURNS FLOREY, a veteran copyeditor, is the author of nine novels and many short stories and essays. A longtime Brooklyn resident, she now divides her time between central Connecticut and upstate New York with her husband, Ron Savage.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Rubrik: Sprachwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780156034432
ISBN-10: 0156034433
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Florey, Kitty Burns
Hersteller: Harper Perennial
Maße: 235 x 191 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Kitty Burns Florey
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.10.2007
Gewicht: 0,341 kg
Artikel-ID: 102075875
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