The elements of international English style : a guide to writing correspondence, reports, technical documents, and internet pages for a global audience / / Edmond H. Weiss
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| Autore: |
Weiss Edmond H.
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| Titolo: |
The elements of international English style : a guide to writing correspondence, reports, technical documents, and internet pages for a global audience / / Edmond H. Weiss
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| Pubblicazione: | Armonk, N.Y. : , : M.E. Sharpe, , 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xvii, 162 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 808/.042 |
| Soggetto topico: | English language - Style |
| Communication, International | |
| English language | |
| Web sites - Design | |
| Technical writing | |
| Report writing | |
| Letter writing | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The elements of international English style |
| ISBN: | 1-317-45721-8 |
| 1-315-69989-3 | |
| 1-317-45722-6 | |
| 1-280-91257-X | |
| 9786610912575 | |
| 0-7656-2021-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910784470503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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