Good style : writing for science and technology / John Kirkman.
Good style : writing for science and technology / John Kirkman.
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New York, NY : Routledge, 2005.
Date
2005.
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N808.0666/59
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English
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p. cm.
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1. Style as choice -- 2. Sentence length and complexity -- 3. Weight and familiarity of vocabulary -- 4. Specialist vocabulary : jargon -- 5. 'Fashionable' words -- 6. 'Roundabout' and unusual phrasing -- 7. Excessive pre-modification -- 8. Use of nouns as pre-modifiers -- 9. Abstraction -- 10. Exce...
24. Writing for international audiences : writing for readers who do not understand English -- 25. On avoiding ambiguity -- App. Which style do scientific readers prefer? : evidence from surveys.
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Publisher
New York, NY : Routledge, 2005.
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2nd ed.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2005.
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Good style : writing for science and technology / John Kirkman.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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N808.0666/59
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74VKddjNmOa3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKddjNmOa3
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0415345022 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780415345019 (hardback : alk. paper)
0415345014 (hardback : alk. paper)
9780415345026 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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808.0666
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991019852499702626
