《The Sense of Style》是2015年9月22日Penguin Books出版的圖書，作者是Pinker, Steven。
基本介紹
- 中文名： The Sense of Style
- 作者：Pinker, Steven
- 出版社：Penguin Books
- 出版時間：2015年9月22日
- 頁數：368 頁
- 定價：18.00 美元
- 裝幀：Paperback
- ISBN：9780143127796
- 副標題：The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
內容簡介,作者簡介,
內容簡介
“Charming and erudite,” from the author of Enlightenment Now, “The wit and insight and clarity he brings . . . is what makes this book such a gem.” —Time.com
Why is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupted by texting and social media? Do the kids today even care about good writing—and why should we care? From the author of The Better Angels of Our Nature and Enlightenment Now.
In this entertaining and eminently practical book, the cognitive scientist, dictionary consultant, and New York Times–bestselling author Steven Pinker rethinks the usage guide for the twenty-first century. Using examples of great and gruesome modern prose while avoiding the scolding tone and Spartan tastes of the classic manuals, he shows how the art of writing can be a form of pleasurable mastery and a fascinating intellectual topic in its own right. The Sense of Style is for writers of all kinds, and for readers who are interested in letters and literature and are curious about the ways in which the sciences of mind can illuminate how language works at its best.
作者簡介
Steven Pinker is the Harvard College Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. A two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and the winner of many awards for his research, teaching, and books, he has been named one of Time‘s 100 Most Influential People and one of Foreign Policy‘s 100 Leading Global Thinkers. His books include The Stuff of Thought, The Better Angels of Our Nature, The Blank Slate, and The Sense of Style.
