The elements of international English style : a guide to writing correspondence, reports, technical documents, and internet pages for a global audience / / Edmond H. Weiss

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910784470503321
• Autore: Weiss Edmond H.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Armonk, N.Y. : , : M.E. Sharpe, , 2005
• ISBN: 1-317-45721-8; 1-315-69989-3; 1-317-45722-6; 1-280-91257-X; 9786610912575; 0-7656-2021-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvii, 162 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: Gale eBooks
• Disciplina: 808/.042
• Soggetti: English language - Style; Communication, International; English language; Web sites - Design; Technical writing; Report writing; Letter writing
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: First published 2005 by M.E. Sharpe.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 The Language of Global Business Is International English; A Riddle; The Two Strategies: Culture-Free, Culture-Fair; Discussion Questions; Sources and Resources; 2 Principles of Simplicity; Meaning and Risk; Ogden's Basic English; Discussion Questions; Sources and Resources; 3 Principles of Clarity; The Problem: Clear Only If Known; Discussion Questions; Sources and Resources; 4 Reducing Burdens; Reading and Stress; Punctuation and International English; Reducing Burdens as an Ethical Objective; Discussion Questions; Sources and Resources; 5 Writing for TranslationLimits on Translation; Translation Is a Business ; Expense; Preparing a Manuscript for Translation; Controlled Language and the Future of Translation; Discussion Questions; Sources and Resources; 6 Principles of Correspondence; Business Letters: An Exercise in Style; Discussion Questions; Sources and Resources; 7 Principles of Cultural Adaptation; Issues of Philosophy and "Hypernorms"; Discussion Questions; Sources and Resources; Appendix 1 Projects for Students of International English; Appendix 2 Sentences that Need Editing; Appendix 3 Instructional/Technical Passages that Overburden the ReaderAppendix 4 A Portfolio of Bad News Letters; Appendix 5 An Internationalized Website Checklist; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This handbook - for anyone who needs to write English correspondence for an international business audience - integrates the theory and controversies of intercultural communication with the practical skills of writing and editing English for those who read it as a second language.