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Writing around the world : a guide to writing across cultures /
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 de...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Continuum,
©2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 differenc. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 139 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (page 134) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441195395 1441195394 128287697X 9781282876972 9786612876974 6612876972 |