The English Style Guide: A Practical Writers' Guide for Chinese People Who Use English as a Second Language

McIntyre, Bryce T.

ISBN 10: 9622016634 / ISBN 13: 9789622016637

Published by The Chinese University Press, 1995

About this Item

The book is directed specifically at Chinese people who want to write good English. Problems special to Chinese people are dealt with in detail. It also contains a list of short, simple rules about writing. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; ELXN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 213. . 1995. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Seller Inventory # V9789622016637

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The English Style Guide: A Practical Writers' Guide for Chinese People Who Use English as a Second Language
• Publisher: The Chinese University Press
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9622016634
• ISBN 13: 9789622016637
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

The English Style Guide introduces the best stylistic traditions of the world's two greatest wire services, the Associated Press and Reuters, which have set writing standards in the English-speaking world.
The book is directed specifically at Chinese people who want to write good English. Problems special to Chinese people are dealt with in detail. The book includes guidelines on the use of romanization systems for transcribing Chinese into the roman alphabet, and it includes many examples of the proper forms for addressing people in Asian nations. It also explains the difference between British and American vocabulary and spelling.

About the Author

Bryce T. McIntyre is a lecturer in the Department of Journalism and Communication at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.