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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813265103321

Autore

Fowler Alastair

Titolo

How to write / / Alastair Fowler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

1-383-04233-0

0-19-160854-8

1-280-76127-X

0-19-153526-5

1-4294-6945-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 pages)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online.

Disciplina

808/.042

Soggetti

English language - Rhetoric

Report writing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2006.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-192) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; 1. Pen and Computer; 2. Material Reading; 3. Beginning; 4. Drafts; 5. Outlines; 6. Paragraphs; 7. Paragraph Types; 8. Arguments; 9. Signposts; 10. Sentences; 11. Word Order; 12. Punctuation; 13. Quotation; 14. Originality; 15. Readers; 16. Words; 17. Metaphors; 18. Performance and Concurrence; 19. Revising; 20. Correctness; 21. Reducing; 22. Research: Hard and Soft; 23. Reference Books; 24. Practicalities; 25. Recapitulation; FURTHER READING; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Aiming to demystify the writing process, this book takes the readers through each stage necessary to bring a piece of writing to a decent finish. It also offers many practical considerations, including when and where to write, when to printout and when to edit onscreen.