Stylish academic writing /
Sword, Helen.
Stylish academic writing / - Cambridge, Mass.achusetts : Harvard University Press, 2012. - viii, 220 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I : style and substance. 1 : rules of engagement. 2 : on being disciplined. 3 : aguide to the style guides -- Part II : the elements of stylishness. 4 : voice and echo. 5 : smart sentencing. 6 : tempting titles. 7 : hooks and sinkers. 8 : the story net. 9 : show and tell. 10 : jargonitis. 11 : structural designs. 12 : points of reference. 13 : the big picture. 14 : the creative touch -- Afterword : becoming a stylish writer -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Index.
'Stylish Academic Writing' showcases a range of scholars from the sciences, humanities, and social sciences who write with vividness and panache. Individual chapters take up specific elements of style, such as titles and headings, chapter openings, and structure, and close with examples of transferable technqiues.
9780674064485 (alk. paper) 9780674064485: £19.95 0674064488 (alk. paper)
2011035339
Academic writing.
English language--Style.
808.0420711 / SWO
Stylish academic writing / - Cambridge, Mass.achusetts : Harvard University Press, 2012. - viii, 220 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I : style and substance. 1 : rules of engagement. 2 : on being disciplined. 3 : aguide to the style guides -- Part II : the elements of stylishness. 4 : voice and echo. 5 : smart sentencing. 6 : tempting titles. 7 : hooks and sinkers. 8 : the story net. 9 : show and tell. 10 : jargonitis. 11 : structural designs. 12 : points of reference. 13 : the big picture. 14 : the creative touch -- Afterword : becoming a stylish writer -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Index.
'Stylish Academic Writing' showcases a range of scholars from the sciences, humanities, and social sciences who write with vividness and panache. Individual chapters take up specific elements of style, such as titles and headings, chapter openings, and structure, and close with examples of transferable technqiues.
9780674064485 (alk. paper) 9780674064485: £19.95 0674064488 (alk. paper)
2011035339
Academic writing.
English language--Style.
808.0420711 / SWO