Language

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Great literature is simply charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree. — Ezra Pound (1885 – 1972)

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Introduction¹

Dictionary

language : (a) the words, their pronunciation, and the methods of combining them used and understood by a community (b) audible, articulate, meaningful sound as produced by the action of the vocal organs (c) a systematic means of communicating ideas or feelings by the use of conventionalized signs, sounds, gestures, or marks having understood meanings (d) form or manner of verbal expression; specifically : style (e) the vocabulary and phraseology belonging to an art or a department of knowledge — Webster

OneLook, Free Dictionary, Wiktionary

literature : (a) writings in prose or verse; especially : writings having excellence of form or expression and expressing ideas of permanent or universal interest (b) an example of such writings (c) the body of written works produced in a particular language, country, or age — Webster

OneLook, Free Dictionary, Wiktionary

Encyclopedia

Language Arts is the name given to the study and improvement of the arts of language. Traditionally, the primary divisions in language arts are literature and language, where language in this case refers to both linguistics, and specific languages. According to the International Council of Teachers of English, the five strands of the language arts are reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing (visual literacy). — Wikipedia

Outline

Outline of the literary arts (Wikipedia)

Portal

Literature (Refdesk), Literature Portal (Wikipedia)

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Preservation

History

Quotation

Quotations Page

Library

WorldCat, Library of Congress, UPenn Online Books, Open Library

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Participation

Detail makes the difference between boring and terrific writing. It’s the difference between a pencil sketch and a lush oil painting. As a writer, words are your paint. Use all the colors. — Rhys Alexander, Writing Gooder, 12-09-05