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Effective writing in English

A resource guide

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  • © 1996

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Authors:
  1. Mike Hannay

    1. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU), Amstelveen, The Netherlands

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  2. J. Lachlan Mackenzie

    1. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU), Amstelveen, The Netherlands

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Editors:
  1. Herman Wekker

    1. University of Groningen, The Netherlands

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-13
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Mike Hannay, J. Lachlan Mackenzie, Herman Wekker
      Pages 15-16

  3. The three processes of writing

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-18
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    2. Planning

      • Mike Hannay, J. Lachlan Mackenzie, Herman Wekker
      Pages 19-33

    3. Writing proper

      • Mike Hannay, J. Lachlan Mackenzie, Herman Wekker
      Pages 35-45

    4. Editing

      • Mike Hannay, J. Lachlan Mackenzie, Herman Wekker
      Pages 47-52

  4. Organizing the text

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-54
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    2. The title and the introduction

      • Mike Hannay, J. Lachlan Mackenzie, Herman Wekker
      Pages 55-74

    3. The body

      • Mike Hannay, J. Lachlan Mackenzie, Herman Wekker
      Pages 75-87

    4. The conclusion

      • Mike Hannay, J. Lachlan Mackenzie, Herman Wekker
      Pages 89-98

  5. Constructing effective sentences

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 99-100
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    2. Clause combining

      • Mike Hannay, J. Lachlan Mackenzie, Herman Wekker
      Pages 101-126

    3. The order of information in the clause

      • Mike Hannay, J. Lachlan Mackenzie, Herman Wekker
      Pages 127-176

    4. Textual cohesion

      • Mike Hannay, J. Lachlan Mackenzie, Herman Wekker
      Pages 177-204

    5. Punctuation

      • Mike Hannay, J. Lachlan Mackenzie, Herman Wekker
      Pages 205-234

  6. Getting the details right

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 235-236
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    2. Matters of usage

      • Mike Hannay, J. Lachlan Mackenzie, Herman Wekker
      Pages 237-247

    3. Point of view

      • Mike Hannay, J. Lachlan Mackenzie, Herman Wekker
      Pages 249-254

    4. Forceful argumentation

      • Mike Hannay, J. Lachlan Mackenzie, Herman Wekker
      Pages 255-275

    5. Spelling guidelines

      • Mike Hannay, J. Lachlan Mackenzie, Herman Wekker
      Pages 277-293
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About this book

We learn to speak and understand our native language without any great effort, for these are natural aspects of the maturation of every human being. The skills of reading and writing, by contrast, have to be learned, usually in an educational context. Now, when it comes to a foreign language, all the skills (speaking, un­ derstanding, reading and writing) have to be learned - nothing can be acquired without considerable effort. This learning process does not take place in a vac­ uum: it is heavily influenced by our previous experience of acquiring our native language and learning to read and write it. These facts have been taken as the background to this book. We aim this book at native speakers of Dutch who have learned to read and write their own language, and who now wish to add skill in writing English to their repertoire. Since this is our well-defined target group, we will be continually pointing to those aspects of written English which differ from comparable aspects of written Dutch, while also giving a complete guide to the writing process. There are two matters concerning the presentation of information in this book that require clarification in advance. Firstly, the book contains hundreds of numbered examples.

Authors, Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Groningen, The Netherlands

    Herman Wekker

  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU), Amstelveen, The Netherlands

    Mike Hannay, J. Lachlan Mackenzie

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Effective writing in English

  • Book Subtitle: A resource guide

  • Authors: Mike Hannay, J. Lachlan Mackenzie

  • Editors: Herman Wekker

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-4916-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-6890-498-7Published: 01 January 1996

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-4916-9Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 385

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Applied Linguistics, Language and Literature, Linguistics, general

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