A text book of scientific and technical communication writing for engineers and professionals /
by S.D. Sharma.
- 3rd ed.
- New Delhi : Sarup and Sons, 2007.
- xx, 502 pages : illustrations
Includes bibliography reference and index.
1. Origin, development, definition, qualities and different sources of technical communication writing -- 2. Salient features of technical communication writing and style -- 3. Grammatical perquisites of technical communication writing -- 4. Basics of functional grammer of technical communication -- 5. Pronouns, verb and voice -- 6. Infinitives, gerunds, participles, time and tense -- 7. Modal verbs/Auxiliaries and conditional sentences -- 8. Adjectives, adverbs and conjunctions -- 9. Pragmatic dimensions of written English communication -- 10.Sentence structure and paragraph writing -- 11. Thesis and assignment writing --12. Report and proposal writing -- 13. Business correspondence -- 14. Reading and listening skills for personality development -- 15. Mechanics of reading and listening comprehension -- 16. Language component in entrance and competitive examinations -- 17. Online communication: A semiotics technology perspectives -- 18. Phonetics and spoken English skills -- 19. Oral communication -- 20. Technical glossary -- A select bibliography -- Index