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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.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weiss, Edmond H., author.
- Series:
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Style--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- English language.
- Communication, International--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Communication, International.
- English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
- Web sites--Design--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Web sites.
- Technical writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Technical writing.
- Report writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Report writing.
- Letter writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Letter writing.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 162 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- First published 2005 by M.E. Sharpe.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786610912575
- 9781317457213
- 1317457218
- 9781315699899
- 1315699893
- 9781317457220
- 1317457226
- 9781280912573
- 128091257X
- 9780765620217
- 0765620219
- OCLC:
- 643556962
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