Good style : writing for science and technology

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author	Kirkman, John 1932- (Author)
Format	Book
Language	English
Published	London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2005
Edition	Second edition
Subjects	odborné texty odborný styl vědecké práce technika oborová terminologie angličtina professional texts professional style scientific work technology terminology (professional) English language příručky handbooks, manuals, etc
ISBN	0415345014 978-0-415-34501-9 0-415-34502-2 978-0-415-34502-6
Physical Description	viii, 151 stran ; 24 cm

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Table of Contents:

Style as choice
Sentence length and complexity
Weight and familiarity of vocabulary
Specialist vocabulary: jargon
'Fashionable' words
'Roundabout' and unusual phrasing
Excessive pre-modification
Use of nouns as pre-modifiers
Abstraction
Excessive 'nominalization'
Verbs: tense and voice
Verbs: impersonal vs first-person constructions
Verbs: impersonal vs second-person constructions
Punctuation
Tone: in hard copy and in on-screen text
Avoiding 'distorted' English in computer-related texts
Style for instructions
Style for descriptive and explanatory writing
Specifications
Style for correspondence
Writing for international audiences: general policy
Writing for international audiences: writing for 'expert' readers
Writing for international audiences: writing for students
Writing for readers who do not understand English
On avoiding ambiguity