LEADER 03673oam 2200649 450 001 9910817917803321 005 20240131151720.0 010 $a1-317-45721-8 010 $a1-315-69989-3 010 $a1-317-45722-6 010 $a1-280-91257-X 010 $a9786610912575 010 $a0-7656-2021-9 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315699899 035 $a(OCoLC)643556962 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL5GDR 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000348456 100 $a20040915d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe elements of international English style $ea guide to writing correspondence, reports, technical documents, and internet pages for a global audience /$fEdmond H. Weiss 210 1$aArmonk, N.Y. :$cM.E. Sharpe,$d2005. 215 $a1 online resource (xvii, 162 pages) $cillustrations 225 0 $aGale eBooks 300 $aFirst published 2005 by M.E. Sharpe. 311 $a0-7656-1572-X 311 $a0-7656-1571-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 327 $a5 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 327 $aAppendix 3 Instructional/Technical Passages that Overburden the ReaderAppendix 4 A Portfolio of Bad News Letters; Appendix 5 An Internationalized Website Checklist; Index 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aEnglish language$xStyle$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 606 $aCommunication, International$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 606 $aEnglish language$vTextbooks for foreign speakers 606 $aWeb sites$xDesign$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 606 $aTechnical writing$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 606 $aReport writing$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 606 $aLetter writing$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 615 0$aEnglish language$xStyle 615 0$aCommunication, International 615 0$aEnglish language 615 0$aWeb sites$xDesign 615 0$aTechnical writing 615 0$aReport writing 615 0$aLetter writing 676 $a808/.042 700 $aWeiss$b Edmond H.$0150690 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817917803321 996 $aThe elements of international English style$93977254 997 $aUNINA