Introduction 1
PART ONE Varieties of English 9
Overview 9
Chapter One A Brief History of English 15
Chapter Two British English and American English 30
Chapter Three Religious English and Legal English 50
Chapter Four Business English and the English of Advertising 74
Chapter Five Journalese 106
Chapter Six Scientific and Technical English 127
Chapter Seven Literary English 143
Chapter Eight Varieties According to Medium and Social Relations 160
PART TWO English Rhetoric 179
Chapter Nine The Importance of Rhetoric in Communication 179
Chapter Ten Choice of Words 188
Chapter Eleven Construction of Sentences(Ⅰ) 202
Chapter Twelve Construction of Sentences(Ⅱ) 221
Chapter Thirteen Common Figures of Speech(Ⅰ) 232
Chapter Fourteen Common Figures of Speech(Ⅱ) 251
Key to Questions 267
Appendix 307
Bibliography 310
