Writing around the world : a guide to writing across cultures / by Matthew McCool.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCool, Matthew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Rhetoric.

English language.

Authorship--Social aspects.

Authorship.

Intercultural communication.

Language and culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (158 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Cultures use different writing strategies because they strive for different goals. Some cultures rely on writer responsibility while other cultures rely on reader responsibility. Writer responsibility emphasizes clear and concise prose, actions over subjects, practical implications, and follows a deductive logical structure. Misunderstandings are the writer's responsibility. Reader responsibility emphasizes flowery and ornate prose, subjects instead of actions, theoretical implications, and follows an inductive logical structure. Misunderstandings are the reader's responsibility. The differenc

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Preface; 1 Basic Principles of Intercultural Writing; 2 Deepest Dimensions of Culture; 3 Language and Culture; 4 Writing Around the World; 5 Ethics of Intercultural Writing; 6 Intercultural Toolbox; Glossary; Recommended Reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [134]) and index.

ISBN:

9786612876974

9781282876972

128287697X

9781441195395

1441195394

OCLC:

676698661