Towards a Rhetoric of Everyday Life: New Directions in Research on Writing, Text, and Discourse
- ISBN-10
- 029918174X
- ISBN-13
- 9780299181741
- Category
- Rhetoric
- Pages
- 316
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ of Wisconsin Press
- Authors
- Martin Nystrand, John Duffy
Description
Rhetoric has traditionally studied acts of persuasion in the affairs of government and men, but this work investigates the language of other, non-traditional rhetors, including immigrants, women, urban children and others who have long been on the margins of civic life and political forums.
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