Good Style: Writing for Science and Technology

John Kirkman

ISBN 10: 0415345022 / ISBN 13: 9780415345026

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2005

About this Item

2006. 2nd Edition. Paperback. Explains the tactics that should be used to write technical material - ranging from reports to manuals - in a coherent, readable style. It discusses in detail choice of vocabulary, phrasing and sentence structure; each piece of advice is supported Num Pages: 160 pages, 6 black & white tables. BIC Classification: CBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 264. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Good Style: Writing for Science and Technology
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415345022
• ISBN 13: 9780415345026
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Good Style explains the tactics that can be used to write technical material in a coherent, readable style. It discusses in detail the choices of vocabulary, phrasing and sentence structure and each piece of advice is based on evidence of the styles prefered by technical readers and supported by many examples of writing from a variety of technical contexts.

John Kirkman draws from his many years of experience lecturing on communication studies in Europe, the USA, the Middle East and Hong Kong, both in academic programmes and in courses for large companies, research centres and government departments.

Good Style has become a standard reference book on the shelf of students of science, technology and computing and is an essential aid to all professionals whose work involves writing of reports, papers, guides, manuals or on-screen texts. This new edition also includes information on writing for the web and additional examples of how to express medical and life-science information.

About the Author

John Kirkman now works as a consultant specialising in research and training in scientific and technical communication. Previously he was Director of the Communication Studies Unit at the University of Wales, Cardiff.