Accessibility and acceptability in technical manuals : a survey of style and grammatical metaphor /

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Accessibility and Acceptability in Technical Manuals is written for an audience with a general interest in readability studies, linguistics and technical writing. With the main emphasis on technical manuals the book is primarily targeted at those who have a special interest in the design and use of...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lassen, Inger, 1951-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2003.
Series:Document design companion series ; v. 4.
Subjects:
Technical writing.
Technical manuals.
Readability (Literary style)
Rédaction technique.
Lisibilité.
technical writing.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Technical Writing.
Technical manuals
Technical writing
Sachtext
Technik
Stilistik
Verständlichkeit
Lesbarkeit
Handleidingen.
Leesbaarheid.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Accessibility and Acceptability in Technical Manuals; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Table of contents; Symbols; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. Research disciplines and methods; Chapter 2. Field, Tenor and Mode dimensions; Chapter 3. Register analysis; Chapter 4. Categorizing text through genre analysis; Chapter 5. Research methods and survey; Chapter 6. Information structure; Chapter 7. The technical manual as social semiotic; Chapter 8. Discussion and conclusions; References; Appendix: Survey of writing style in technical manuals; Name index; Subject index.

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