Controlling Language in Industry : Controlled Languages for Technical Documents

This book provides an in-depth study of controlled languages used in technical documents from both a theoretical and practical perspective. It first explores the history of controlled languages employed by the manufacturing industry to shape and constrain the information in technical documents. The...

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Main Author Crabbe, Stephen (Author)
Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Subjects
Linguistics.
Mathematical logic.
Discourse analysis.
Lexicology.
Linguistic change.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319527451
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-52745-1
Physical DescriptionXIII, 118 p. 15 illus. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • - Chapter 1. Introduction and historical development of technical documents
  • Chapter 2. Existing controlled languages for technical documents
  • Chapter 3. Best-practice features of modern technical documents
  • Chapter 4. Analysing existing controlled languages against the best-practice features
  • Chapter 5. Developing a new controlled language for technical documents
  • Chapter 6. Trialing a new controlled language for technical documents.

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