Someone sent me this link of linguist David Crystal's dissection of Obama's acceptance speech. It's a very interesting read. Good insight for any speech writer (and teacher) to bear in mind.
http://david-crystal.blogspot.
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12 November 2008
David Crystal's Insight on Obama's Speech
Hey all you TESOLers,
Someone sent me this link of linguist David Crystal's dissection of Obama's acceptance speech. It's a very interesting read. Good insight for any speech writer (and teacher) to bear in mind.
http://david-crystal.blogspot.com/2008/11/on-obamas-victory-style.html
Someone sent me this link of linguist David Crystal's dissection of Obama's acceptance speech. It's a very interesting read. Good insight for any speech writer (and teacher) to bear in mind.
http://david-crystal.blogspot.
