Writing Around the World : A Guide To Writing Across Cultures.
Title:
Writing Around the World : A Guide To Writing Across Cultures.
Author:
McCool, Matthew.
ISBN:
9781441195395
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (158 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Basic Principles of Intercultural Writing -- 1.1 Defining culture -- 1.2 Developing arguments -- 1.3 Sources and citation -- 1.4 Global coherence -- 1.5 Sentence cohesion -- 1.6 Matters of style -- 1.7 Culture and writing -- 2 Deepest Dimensions of Culture -- 2.1 Uncertainty -- 2.2 Social relationships -- 2.3 Communication -- 2.4 Rules -- 2.5 Time -- 3 Language and Culture -- 3.1 Language and thought -- 3.2 Attitude toward language -- 3.3 Digital and analog -- 3.4 Clarity and ambiguity -- 3.5 Formality and informality -- 3.6 Emotion and writing -- 3.7 Negative statements -- 4 Writing Around the World -- 4.1 Anatomy of a paper -- 4.2 Basic principles -- 4.3 Matters of form -- 4.4 Considering style -- 5 Ethics of Intercultural Writing -- 5.1 Responsible writing -- 5.2 Culture and illogical thinking -- 6 Intercultural Toolbox -- 6.1 Five tips for sentence cohesion -- 6.2 Five tips for global coherence -- 6.3 Correctness and authority -- 6.4 Rules of writing -- 6.5 Misused words -- 6.6 Preparing for intercultural writing -- Glossary -- A -- C -- D -- E -- G -- I -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Recommended Reading -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
Abstract:
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 differences between writer responsibility and reader responsibility help explain why some cultures prefer clarity when other cultures prefer complexity. The problem is that both writing styles are perfectly acceptable, but only within their given context. And this is why global writers need Writing Around the World.which:Â provides an overview to intercultural writing - explains the concept of the 'deepest dimensions of culture' - links language, thought, and culture - dissects two contrastive papers, including anatomy, basic principles, matters of form, and even style - connects logic and ethics with intercultural writing - offers tips and tools for writing around the world.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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