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Record Nr.

UNINA9910163116703321

Autore

Crabbe Stephen

Titolo

Controlling Language in Industry : Controlled Languages for Technical Documents / / by Stephen Crabbe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-52745-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIII, 118 p. 15 illus.)

Collana

Palgrave Pivot

Disciplina

401.41

Soggetti

Discourse analysis

Lexicology

Linguistic change

Mathematical logic

Discourse Analysis

Lexicology/Vocabulary

Language Change

Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

- 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.

Sommario/riassunto

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 author then offers a comparative analysis of existing controlled languages and distills the best-practice features of those language systems. He concludes by offering innovative models



that can be used to develop and trial a new controlled language. This book will be of interest to linguists working in technical and professional communication, as well as writers and practitioners involved in the production of technical documents for companies in multiple industries and geographical locations. Stephen J. Crabbe is Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at the University of Portsmouth, UK. His research interests lie in written and visual technical and professional communication (both modern and historical), and English for specific purposes.