Style
Subtitle: ten lessons in clarity and grace
By: Joseph M. Williams, Ira B. Nadel
Contributors: Nadel, Ira Bruce
Edition: Canadian ed.
Publisher: Longman
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
ISBN-13: 9780321248091
Subjects: English language; Rhetoric; Technical English; Business English; Style; Technical writing; Business writing; Exposition (Rhetoric); Business report writing; Anglais (Langue); Rhétorique; Anglais technique; Anglais commercial; Stylistique; Rédaction technique; Style commercial
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Style as choice; title: Lesson 1. Understanding style; title: Lesson 2. Correctness; title: pt. 2. Clarity; title: Lesson 3. Actions; title: Lesson 4. Characters; title: Lesson 5. Cohesion and coherence; title: Lesson 6. Emphasis; title: pt. 3. Grace; title: Lesson 7. Concision; title: Lesson 8. Shape; title: Lesson 9. Elegance; title: pt. 4. Ethics; title: Lesson 10. The ethics of prose.