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RECORD NUMBER: 41 OF 73| Main Title | Scientific English : a guide for scientists and other professionals / | |||||||||||
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| Author | Day, Robert A., | |||||||||||
| Publisher | Oryx Press, | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 1995 | |||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 32626705 | |||||||||||
| ISBN | 0897749898; 9780897749893 | |||||||||||
| Subjects | English language--Technical English--Handbooks, manuals, etc ; Technical writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc ; Publications ; Wissenschaftssprache ; ENGLISH LANGUGE ; GRAMMARS ; English language--Grammar ; Englisch ; English language--Rhetoric ; Science | |||||||||||
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| Edition | 2nd ed. | |||||||||||
| Collation | xii, 148 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm | |||||||||||
| Notes | Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Contents Notes | Ch. 1. Principles of Scientific Writing -- Ch. 2. Style of Scientific Writing -- Ch. 3. The English Language -- Ch. 4. Grammar -- Ch. 5. Words -- Ch. 6. Name Words (Nouns and Pronouns) -- Ch. 7. Action Words (Verbs) -- Ch. 8. Descriptive Words (Adjectives, Adverbs, and Articles) -- Ch. 9. Function Words (Conjunctions, Prepositions, and Interjections) -- Ch. 10. Prefixes and Suffixes -- Ch. 11. Phrases -- Ch. 12. Clauses -- Ch. 13. Sentences -- Ch. 14. Paragraphs -- Ch. 15. Voice, Person, and Tense -- Ch. 16. Punctuation -- Ch. 17. Redundancies and Jargon -- Ch. 18. Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Ch. 19. Language Sensitivities -- Appendix 1. Principles of Punctuation Presented Plainly -- Appendix 2. Problem Words and Expressions -- Appendix 3. Words and Expressions to Avoid. |