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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. Visualizza persona
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 Visualizza cluster
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  Visualizza cluster
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.: 9910817917803321
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