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Williams locates the roots of contemporary definitions of
traditional music, including UNESCO-designated intangible cultural
heritage, in the theory of English folk music developed in 1907 by
Cecil Sharp. For scholars and graduate students in musicology,
cultural studies, and ethnomusicology, the book is an ambitious and
provocative challenge to entrenched habits of thought in the study
of traditional music and the historiography of England's folk
revival.
For courses in English and Writing. Emphasizes the importance of
style in writing for a global audience Style: Lessons in Clarity
and Grace asserts that style is a matter of making informed choices
in the service of one's readers. While writers know best what they
want to say, readers ultimately decide if they've said it well.
This flagship text builds on that premise, with updates on subjects
such as gender-neutral writing and writing for global audiences. It
brings the authors' innovative approach to the needs of today's
students, while maintaining that writing with style is a civic and
ethical virtue. Also available with Pearson Writer Pearson Writer
is a revolutionary digital tool for writers at all levels. Built
for mobile devices, it streamlines the tedious and time-consuming
aspects of writing, so that students can focus on developing their
ideas. Pearson Writer makes it easy to stay organized, track tasks,
and stay on top of writing projects. Students can set milestones
prior to the due date, manage their sources, organize their notes
visually in the Notebook, and even get automatic feedback on their
prose. Pearson Writer is now available with Noteclipper, which
allows students to save online sources quickly and easily. Features
of Pearson Writer: Writing, Grammar, and Research Guide is a go-to
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Writing Review checks prose for possible spelling, grammar, and
style errors, while offering grammar lessons and suggestions for
revising and editing. Citation Generator keeps track of every
source throughout students' research process and builds a
bibliography in the background, taking care of those formatting
details. Research Database and NoteClipper make searching for and
managing source materials easier. Project Manager and Notebook help
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Students, if interested in purchasing this title with Pearson
Writer, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course
ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more
information. If you would like to purchase both the physical text
and Pearson Writer, search for: 013415083X / 9780134150833 Style:
Lessons in Clarity and Grace Plus Pearson Writer - Access Card
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Writer - Standalone Access Card 0134080416 / 9780134080413 Style:
Lessons in Clarity and Grace
"Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace" reflectsthe wisdom and
clear authorial voice of Williams' best-selling book, "Style:
Lessons in Clarity and Grace," while streamlining every chapter to
create a very brief, yet powerfully direct guide to writing with
style. The concise clarity of this book makes it a handy reference
for anyone interested in good writing--as well as a quick and ideal
guide for freshman composition courses, writing courses across the
disciplines, and as a supporting text in courses that require clear
and direct writing. "Style: The Basics "covers the elemental
principles of writing that will help students diagnose the
strengths and weaknesses of their prose quickly and revise
effectively. The text features principles of effective prose
written in Williams' hallmark conversational style, offering
reason-based principles, rather than hard and fast rules, for
successful, effective writing.
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Joseph Williams
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