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Grammatical & Rhetorical Terms: Bibliography

Works Consulted for the Glossary of Grammatical and Rhetorical Terms

By Richard Nordquist, About.com

A list of works consulted for the definitions in our Glossary of Grammatical and Rhetorical Terms. Most examples have been provided by the editor and by students enrolled in courses in rhetoric and advanced composition at Armstrong Atlantic State University from 1991 to the present.

Grammatical & Rhetorical Terms: Bibliography

    The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed., 2006.

    Beckson, Karl, and Arthur Ganz. Literary Terms: A Dictionary, 3rd ed. New York: Farrar, 1989.

    Carter, Ronald, and Michael McCarthy. Cambridge Grammar of English. Cambridge UP, 2006.

    Corbett, Edward P. J. Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student. 4th ed. New York: Oxford UP, 1999.

    Crowley, Sharon, and Debra Hawhee. Ancient Rhetorics for Contemporary Students, 2nd ed. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 1999.

    Crystal, David. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language. 2nd ed. Cambridge UP, 2003.

    Cuddon, J. A. A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory. Oxford: Blackwell, 1991.

    Einsohn, Amy. The Copyeditor's Handbook. University of California P, 2006.

    Epsy, Willard R. The Garden of Eloquence: A Rhetorical Bestiary. New York: Harper, 1983.

    Garner, Bryan A. Garner's Modern American Usage. New York: Oxford UP, 2003.

    Goldstein, Norm, ed. The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefling on Media Law, 41st ed. New York: Associated P, 2006.

    Greenbaum, Sidney. The Oxford English Grammar. New York: Oxford UP, 2006.

    Halley, Ned. Dictionary of Modern English Grammar. Wordsworth, 2005.

    Harmon, William, and C. Hugh Holman. A Handbook to Literature, 8th ed. Upper Saddle River: Prentice-Hall, 2000.

    Herrick, James A. The History and Theory of Rhetoric: An Introduction. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 2005.

    Hollander, John. Rhyme's Reason: A Guide to English Verse, 3rd ed. New Haven: Yale UP, 2001.

    Huddleston, Rodney, and Geoffrey K. Pullum. The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language. Cambridge UP, 2002.

    Lanham, Richard A. Analyzing Prose, 2nd ed. New York: Continuum, 2003.

    ----. A Handlist of Rhetorical Terms: A Guide for Students of English Literature. 2nd ed. Berkeley: U of California P, 1991.

    McArthur, Tom, ed. The Oxford Companion to the English Language. New York: Oxford UP, 1992.

    Makaryk, Irena R., ed. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Literary Theory: Approaches, Scholars, Terms. Toronto: U of Toronto P, 1993.

    Matthews, Peter. The Concise Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford UP, 2005.

    Peters, Pam. The Cambridge Guide to English Usage. Cambridge UP, 2004.

    Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 6th ed. Oxford UP, 2007.

    Sloane, Thomas O., ed. Encyclopedia of Rhetoric. New York: Oxford UP, 2001.

    Vickers, Brian. Classical Rhetoric in English Poetry. Carbondale: Southern Illinois UP, 1970.

    Woodson, Linda. A Handbook of Modern Rhetorical Terms. Urbana: NCTE, 1979.

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