Writing Around the World: A Guide To Writing Across Cultures

Matthew McCool

ISBN 10: 0826489826 / ISBN 13: 9780826489821

Published by Continuum, 2009

About this Item

Publisher Continuum, London 2009. Near Fine condition. In pictorial card covers, slight wear to corners. Tight binding, all pages intact, no markings or inscriptions.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1596725295813

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Writing Around the World: A Guide To Writing Across Cultures
• Publisher: Continuum
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826489826
• ISBN 13: 9780826489821
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

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 differences between writer responsibility and reader responsibility help explain why some cultures prefer clarity when other cultures prefer complexity. The problem is that both writing styles are perfectly acceptable, but only within their given context. And this is why global writers need Writing Around the World.

About the Author

Matthew McCool has worked at SIUMED, UI, NMSU, and currently teaches at SPSU in Atlanta.