Preface to the second edition |
Style as choice / 1: |
Sentence length and complexity / 2: |
Weight and familiarity of vocabulary / 3: |
Specialist vocabulary: jargon / 4: |
'Fashionable' words / 5: |
'Roundabout' and unusual phrasing / 6: |
Excessive pre-modifiers / 7: |
Use of nouns as pre-modifiers / 8: |
Abstraction / 9: |
Excessive 'nominalization' / 10: |
Excessive pre-modification / 11: |
Verbs: tense and voice |
Verbs: impersonal vs first-person constructions / 12: |
Verbs: impersonal vs second-person constructions / 13: |
Punctuation / 14: |
Tone: in hard copy and in on-screen text / 15: |
Avoiding 'distorted' English in computer-related texts / 16: |
Style for instructions / 17: |
Style for descriptive and explanatory writing / 18: |
Specifications / 19: |
Style for correspondence / 20: |
Writing for international audiences: general policy / 21: |
Writing for international audiences: writing for 'expert' readers / 22: |
Writing for international audiences: writing for students / 23: |
Writing for readers who do not understand English / 24: |
On avoiding ambiguity / 25: |
Writing for international audiences: writing for readers who do not understand English |
Which style do scientific readers prefer? Evidence from surveys / Appendix: |
References |
Index |
Preface to the second edition |
Style as choice / 1: |
Sentence length and complexity / 2: |