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In this chapter, we move to the third part of the book, which focuses on structuring the speech. This chapter introduces the issue by identifying problems in an example of a student speech. It then outlines principles of structuring within the sentence in English.
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In theory, it is incorrect to talk here about “sentences”, which is a unit of written language. However, the term will be used here, both for the sake of convenience, but also because, in the case of elaborate orality and a written script (cf. Chap. 5), we really are dealing with a form of written text.
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For instance, Max Atkinson (2004) affirms that over 16 words a sentence becomes “dangerous”.
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This count did not include embedded, subordinate clauses.
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Atkinson, M. (2004). Lend Me Your Ears. London: Random House.
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Rossette-Crake, F. (2019). The Syntax of the Sentence. In: Public Speaking and the New Oratory. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22086-0_12
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