A text book of scientific and technical communication writing for engineers and professionals/
Sharma, S. D
A text book of scientific and technical communication writing for engineers and professionals/ S.D. Sharma. - 3rd ed. - New Delhi: Sarup & Sons, 2007. - xx, 502 p ill. 24 cm.
1. Origin, Development, Definition, Qualities and Different Sourcesof Technical Communication Writing 1-13
Definition; qualities; chronological development , the Egyptian sources; the Greek writers; the Roman Writers;the American sources;the modern writers; assignments.
2. Salient Features of Technical Communication Writing and Style 14-31
(a) Brevity; clarity; objectivity; simplicity; utility; technical presentation.
(b) Technical writing or style versus general writing or style; brevity versus diffuseness; clarity versus ambiguity; objectivity; versus subjectivity; simplicity versus pom posity; utility versus pleasurability; Illustrative Specimen; assignments.
3. Grammatical Prerequisites of Technical Communication Writing 32-46
Singular and plural; possessive; agreement of verb with subject (concord);adverb; adjective;time and tense; infinitive; participle; gerund; fairly and rather; a lot of and a long way; there is and it is; punctuation ; assignments.
4. Basics of Functional Grammar of Technical Communication 47-69
8176257516
Technical writing--Study and teaching
621.382 / SHA/T
A text book of scientific and technical communication writing for engineers and professionals/ S.D. Sharma. - 3rd ed. - New Delhi: Sarup & Sons, 2007. - xx, 502 p ill. 24 cm.
1. Origin, Development, Definition, Qualities and Different Sourcesof Technical Communication Writing 1-13
Definition; qualities; chronological development , the Egyptian sources; the Greek writers; the Roman Writers;the American sources;the modern writers; assignments.
2. Salient Features of Technical Communication Writing and Style 14-31
(a) Brevity; clarity; objectivity; simplicity; utility; technical presentation.
(b) Technical writing or style versus general writing or style; brevity versus diffuseness; clarity versus ambiguity; objectivity; versus subjectivity; simplicity versus pom posity; utility versus pleasurability; Illustrative Specimen; assignments.
3. Grammatical Prerequisites of Technical Communication Writing 32-46
Singular and plural; possessive; agreement of verb with subject (concord);adverb; adjective;time and tense; infinitive; participle; gerund; fairly and rather; a lot of and a long way; there is and it is; punctuation ; assignments.
4. Basics of Functional Grammar of Technical Communication 47-69
8176257516
Technical writing--Study and teaching
621.382 / SHA/T