Pubbl/distr/stampa	Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2013
Descrizione fisica	xiii, 214 p. : ill
Disciplina	420.1/47
Altri autori (Persone)	VerdaguerIsabel LasoNatalia Judith SalazarDanica
Collana	Studies in corpus linguistics (SIN)
Soggetto topico	English language English language - Technical English Medical sciences
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	90-272-7192-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910465171503321

Autore	Wallwork Adrian
Edizione	[3rd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2023
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (347 pages)
Disciplina	808.066
Collana	English for Academic Research Series
Soggetto topico	English language - Rhetoric Report writing English language - Technical English Anglès Retòrica Redacció d'informes Anglès tècnic
Soggetto genere / forma	Llibres electrònics
ISBN	3-031-31072-1
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Intro -- Introduction -- Who is this book for? -- How is this book organized? How should I read it? -- What is different from the previous editions of this book? -- Contents -- Part I: Writing Skills -- Chapter 1: Planning and Preparation -- 1.1 Why should I publish? How do I know whether my research is worth publishing? -- 1.2 Should I write the initial draft in my own language rather than writing it directly in English? -- 1.3 Which journal should I choose? -- 1.4 How do I know what style and structure to use? -- 1.5 What preparation do I need to do? -- 1.6 How can I create a template? -- 1.7 Writing style: how do I keep the referees happy? -- 1.8 In what order should I write the various sections? -- 1.9 How can I highlight my key findings? -- 1.10 How can I improve the chances of my paper not only being published, but also being read, understood and cited? -- 1.11 I know that the recommendations in this book about writing simply and clearly will improve the readability of my paper, but my professor … -- 1.12 Summary -- Chapter 2: Word order and sentence length -- 2.1 Basic word order in English: subject + verb + object + indirect object -- 2.2 Place the subject before the verb -- 2.3 Keep the subject and verb close to each other -- 2.4 Avoid inserting parenthetical information between the subject and the verb -- 2.5 Don't separate the verb from its direct object -- 2.6 Put the direct object before the indirect object -- 2.7 Don't use a pronoun (it, they) before you introduce the noun that the pronoun refers to -- 2.8 Locate not before the main verb, but after auxiliary and modal verbs -- 2.9 Locate negations near the beginning of the sentence -- 2.10 Deciding where to locate an adverb -- 2.11 Put adjectives before the noun they describe -- 2.12 Deciding where to put new and old information within a sentence. 2.13 Analyse why and how long sentences are created -- 2.14 Learn how to break up a long sentence -- 2.15 Summary -- Chapter 3: Structuring Paragraphs -- 3.1 Elegance vs Effectiveness -- 3.2 Choose the most relevant subject to put it at the beginning of a sentence that opens a new paragraph -- 3.3 First paragraph of a new section - begin with a mini summary plus an indication of the structure -- 3.4 Deciding where to put new and old information within a paragraph -- 3.5 Link each sentence by moving from general concepts to increasingly more specific concepts -- 3.6 Present and explain ideas in the same (logical) sequence -- 3.7 Break up long paragraphs -- 3.8 How to structure a paragraph: an example -- 3.9 Summary -- Chapter 4: Being Concise and Removing Redundancy -- 4.1 Being concise is not just an option -- 4.2 Write less and you will make fewer mistakes in English, and your key points will be clearer -- 4.3 Cut any unnecessary generic words -- 4.4 Consider deleting abstract words and phrases -- 4.5 Prefer verbs to nouns -- 4.6 Choose the shortest expressions -- 4.7 Cut redundant adjectives -- 4.8 Cut pointless introductory phrases and unnecessary link words -- 4.9 Be concise when referring to figures and tables -- 4.10 Consider reducing the length of your paper -- 4.11 Summary -- Chapter 5: Avoiding ambiguity, repetition, and vague language -- 5.1 Use a simple and accessible style -- 5.2 Beware that pronouns are probably the greatest source of ambiguity -- 5.3 Avoid replacing key words with synonyms and clarify ambiguity introduced by generic words -- 5.4 Restrict the use of synonyms to non-key words -- 5.5 Be as precise as possible -- 5.6 Choose the least generic word -- 5.7 Use punctuation to show how words and concepts are related to each other -- 5.8 Defining vs non defining clauses: that vs which / who. 5.9 Clarifying which noun you are referring to when which, that, who and the -ing form -- 5.10 -ing form vs. subject + verb -- 5.11 Avoiding ambiguity with the -ing form: use by and thus -- 5.12 Uncountable nouns -- 5.13 Definite and indefinite articles -- 5.14 Referring backwards: the dangers of the former, the latter -- 5.15 Referring backwards and forwards: the dangers of above, below, previously, earlier, later -- 5.16 Use of respectively to disambiguate -- 5.17 Distinguishing between both … and, and either … or -- 5.18 Talking about similarities: as, like, unlike -- 5.19 Differentiating between from and by -- 5.20 Be careful with Latin words -- 5.21 False friends -- 5.22 Be careful of typos -- 5.23 Summary -- Chapter 6: Clarifying and Highlighting -- 6.1 Why is it so important highlight and differentiate my findings in relation to the findings of other research groups? -- 6.2 Check your journal's style - first person or passive -- 6.3 How to form the passive and when to use it -- 6.4 Use the active form when the passive might be ambiguous -- 6.5 Consider starting a new paragraph to distinguish between your work and the literature -- 6.6 Ensure you use the right tenses to differentiate your work from others, particularly when your journal prohibits the use of we -- 6.7 For journals that allow personal forms, use we to distinguish yourself from other authors -- 6.8 Make good use of references -- 6.9 Avoid long blocks of text -- 6.10 When you have something really important to say, make your sentences shorter than normal -- 6.11 Other means of attracting the reader's eye and keeping their attention -- 6.12 Show your paper to a non-expert and get them to underline your key findings -- 6.13 Summary -- Chapter 7: Discussing your limitations -- 7.1 What are my limitations? Should I mention them? -- 7.2 Recognize the importance of 'bad data'. 7.3 How to avoid losing credibility -- 7.4 Be constructive in how you present your limitations -- 7.5 Clarify exactly what your limitations are -- 7.6 Anticipate alternative interpretations of your data -- 7.7 Refer to other authors who experienced similar problems -- 7.8 Tell the reader that with the current state-of-the-art this problem is not solvable -- 7.9 Explain why you did not study certain data -- 7.10 Don't end your paper by talking about your limitations -- 7.11 Summary -- Chapter 8: Readability -- 8.1 You are responsible for enabling your readers to understand what you have written -- 8.2 Basic rules of readability -- 8.3 Place the various elements in your sentence in the most logical order possible: don't force the reader to have to change their perspective -- 8.4 Don't force readers to hold a lot of preliminary information in their head before giving them the main information -- 8.5 Try to be as concrete as possible as soon as possible -- 8.6 When drawing the reader's attention to something use the least number of words possible -- 8.7 State your aim before giving the reasons for it -- 8.8 Be as specific as possible -- 8.9 Avoid creating strings of nouns that describe other nouns -- 8.10 Be careful how you use personal pronouns and avoid stereotyping -- 8.11 Summary -- Chapter 9: Chatbots -- 9.1 What are the key things I need to know about chatbots? -- 9.2 What prompts (instructions) can I use to get a chatbot to fulfill my request? -- 9.3 How can I see the changes that the bot has made? What can I learn from the list of changes generated? -- 9.4 What good corrections do chatbots make? -- 9.5 What can't GPT do? Is it a good idea to pre-edit my original text that I wrote in English? -- 9.6 What kinds of grammar mistakes does a bot currently fail to correct? -- 9.7 What kinds of errors will a bot probably never be able to correct?. 9.8 What the most dangerous errors that chatbots make when revising a text in English? -- 9.9 What are the dangers of modifying the chatbot's version? Is there a solution? -- 9.10 What decisions do I need to make before rejecting a change made by GPT? -- 9.11 Will a chatbot negatively affect my writing style? -- 9.12 How can I assess whether the bot's version is actually better than my original version? -- 9.13 Using AI to generate a rebuttal letter and other types of email -- 9.14 When not to use a bot to generate / correct an email -- 9.15 How easy is it to tell that a text has been generated by artificial intelligence? -- 9.16 Is using a chatbot an act of plagiarism? -- 9.17 Summary -- Chapter 10: Automatic translation -- 10.1 How does this chapter differ from the chapter on translation in the companion volume on Grammar, Usage and Style? -- 10.2 Should I use machine translation? Which application? -- 10.3 Pre-editing: how to improve the chances of getting an accurate automatic translation -- 10.4 Grammar and vocabulary areas where MT may be more accurate than you -- 10.5 Typical areas where automatic translators may make mistakes in English if your language is not a major language -- 10.6 Areas where machine translation will not help you even if your language is a major language -- 10.7 The dangers of using machine translation -- 10.8 How can I combine my use of machine translation with a chatbot? -- 10.9 Will I still improve my level of English if I use machine translators and chatbots? -- 10.10 Do NOT use an automatic translator to check your English -- 10.11 A note for EAP teachers -- 10.12 Summary -- Part II: Sections of a Paper -- Chapter 11: Titles -- 11.1 How important is my title? -- 11.2 How can I generate a title? -- 11.3 Should I try to include some verbs in my title? -- 11.4 How will prepositions help to make my title clearer?. 11.5 Are articles (a / an, the) necessary?.
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Autore	Hanft Steven L.
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Weinheim, Germany : , : Wiley-VCH, , 2016
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (461 p.)
Disciplina	808.0666
Soggetto topico	English language - Technical English English language - German
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	3-527-69064-6 3-527-69344-0 3-527-69067-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	""Related Titles""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Chapter 1: English Grammar 101""; ""1.1 Parts of Speech: Noun, Pronoun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb, and so on""; ""1.2 Practical Usage of Adjectives and Their Comparative and Superlative Forms""; ""1.3 Use of Questioning Words for the Inquisitive Lab Worker""; ""Chapter 2: English Grammar 102""; ""2.1 Capitalization Rules (Regeln für Groß- und Kleinschreibung)""; ""2.2 Punctuation Marks and Punctuation Rules (Interpunktionszeichen und Interpunktionsregeln)"" ""2.3 Spelling Hints, Tips, and a Rule with Exceptions!""""Chapter 3: Technical English Vocabulary""; ""3.1 Grammar 101: Homonyms""; ""3.2 Prefixes and Suffixes""; ""3.3 Synonyms vs. Antonyms""; ""Chapter 4: Specialized Usages of English Language""; ""4.1 Gender Wars: Masculine vs. Feminine Words""; ""4.2 Comparisons of British (Oxford) EnglishBrE vs. American EnglishAmE: The Spelling and Expression Wars!""; ""Chapter 5: MBA 101 - Business Communication Skills""; ""5.1 Abbreviations for Everyday Needs in the Laboratory""; ""5.2 Oral Communication Skills""; ""5.3 Writing Communication Skills"" ""5.4 Business Writing Communication Skills""""5.5 Writing a ShortBio (Short Biography)""; ""Chapter 6: MBA 102 - Business Communication Skills""; ""6.1 Company Hierarchies and Business Titles Used in Industry""; ""6.2 Participating in a Sector Industry Event""; ""6.3 Participating in a Webinar""; ""6.4 Business Speaking Skills""; ""Chapter 7: Science 101""; ""7.1 Branches of Science - Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Other Related Fields of Science""; ""7.2 Weather and Meteorology""; ""7.3 Meteorology""; ""7.4 Fields of Science""; ""7.5 Soft vs. Hard Sciences"" ""7.6 Capitalization Rules for the Various Fields of Science""""7.7 Branches of Medicine - The Many Facets and Faces of the Medical Field""; ""Chapter 8: Bio-Medicine 102""; ""8.1 Human Anatomy and Physiology: An In-depth Look at the Human Endocrine System""; ""8.2 Laboratory Animals""; ""Chapter 9: Chemistry 101""; ""9.1 Introduction to Basic Chemistry Terminology""; ""9.2 Nomenclature - Organic and Inorganic Chemistry""; ""9.3 Acids, Bases, and pH""; ""9.4 Laboratory Equipment, Utensils, and Apparatus""; ""Chapter 10: Biochemistry 102""; ""10.1 Carbohydrates, Lipids, and Proteins"" ""10.2 Nutrition""""10.3 Fermentation and its Industrial Applications""; ""10.4 The 3 E's: Emulsions, Emulsifiers, and Enzymes""; ""Chapter 11: Chemistry 103""; ""11.1 Physical Properties of Compounds""; ""11.2 Describing a Substance or Compound's Physical Properties""; ""11.3 QUIZ YOURSELF""; ""Chapter 12: Physics 101""; ""12.1 What Is Physics?""; ""12.2 Sound Waves vs. Light Waves""; ""12.3 Force""; ""12.4 Gravity""; ""12.5 Osmosis""; ""12.6 Temperature""; ""12.7 Torque""; ""12.8 Viscosity""; ""12.9 QUIZ YOURSELF - Is it Force, Torque, Temperature, or Viscosity that's being described?"" ""12.10 The Electromagnetic Spectrum""
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910131476603321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Bogotá : , : Ediciones de la U, , 2019
Descrizione fisica	1 recurso en línea (155 páginas)
Disciplina	428.0071
Collana	Comercio internacional
Soggetto topico	English language - Technical English English language - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers International trade Inglés comercial Inglés - Enseñanza - Libros de texto para extranjeros Comercio internacional
Soggetto genere / forma	Libros electronicos.
ISBN	958-792-054-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	spa
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910671522903321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Copenhagen : , : Copenhagen Business School, , 2010-
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource
Disciplina	PE1475
Soggetto topico	English language - Technical English English language - Business English Anglais (Langue) - Anglais technique Anglais (Langue) - Anglais commercial
Soggetto genere / forma	Periodicals.
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Periodico
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Altri titoli varianti	LSP professional communication, knowledge management and cognition Language for special purposes, professional communication, knowledge management, cognition Language for special purposes journal
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910891623803321