Gerlinde Mautner, Christopher J. Ross

English Academic Writing

A Guide for the Humanities and Social Sciences

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Das Buch richtet sich an all jene, die in Studium oder Beruf wissenschaftliche Texte auf Englisch verfassen wollen und dafür praxisorientierte Hilfe suchen. Es enthält eine Vielzahl von sprachlichen Tipps, authentischen Beispielen, Zusammenfassungen und eine Phrasensammlung.

Produktdetails

• Studieren, aber richtig
• Verlag: UTB / UVK
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juni 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 360g
• ISBN-13: 9783825260286
• ISBN-10: 3825260283
• Artikelnr.: 66388679

Autorenporträt

Dr. Gerlinde Mautner lehrt am Insitut für Englische Wirtschaftskommunikation der Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien.

Inhaltsangabe

AcknowledgmentsExplanatory notes for readersIntroduction: Seven pillars of academic writing1 Creativity and constraints: Planning research texts1.1 Research genres1.1.1 Genres, structures and hierarchies1.1.2 Hierarchical organisation in research texts1.2 The research story and its parts1.2.1 The abstract1.2.2 The beginning: Setting the scene1.2.3 The middle: Developing the plot1.2.4 The ending: Rounding it all off1.3 Text appeal2 One step at a time: Designing paragraphs2.1 The essence of English paragraphs2.2 The components of a paragraph2.2.1 The topic sentence2.2.2 The 'meaty' middle2.2.3 The final sentence2.3 Paragraph appeal3 Focus and flow: Constructing sentences3.1 Sentence types3.1.1 The simple sentence3.1.2 The complex sentence3.1.3 Subordinate clauses3.2 Principles of sentence construction3.2.1 The 'given-new' principle3.2.2 End focus3.3 Passive sentences3.4 Sentence appeal3.4.1 Getting the verb-noun balance right3.4.2 Varying sentence structure4 Breath marks: Punctuation4.1 Why punctuation matters4.2 What punctuation marks signal4.2.1 Suggesting 'stops'4.2.2 Suggesting 'detours'4.2.3 Suggesting 'pauses'4.3 Commas: sometimes a question of style4.3.1 Where style plays little part4.3.2 Where style comes in5 Only connect: Cohesion5.1 General principles of cohesion and coherence5.2 Cohesion within paragraphs5.2.1 Semantic chains5.2.2 Pronouns5.2.3 Linkers5.2.4 Structural devices5.3 Cohesion beyond the paragraph6 Your words, not mine: Citations6.1 What to cite and how much6.2 Types of citations6.2.1 Direct versus indirect citations6.2.2 Integral versus non-integral citations6.3 Weaving citations into the text6.4 Inadvertent plagiarism and how to avoid it7 Follow me: Guiding and persuading the reader7.1 Showing the reader the way: Metacomments7.2 Getting the reader on your side7.2.1 Reasoning7.2.2 Emphasising7.2.3 Evaluating7.2.4 Rapport-buildingAppendix 1 Conference presentationsA1.1 The audience, or 'pity the listener'A1.2 The purposesA1.3 Language considerationsA1.4 Text slidesAppendix 2 Grant proposalsAppendix 3 Phrasebank for academic writingList of referencesIndex

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Acknowledgments Explanatory notes for readers Introduction: Seven pillars of academic writing 1 Creativity and constraints: Planning research texts 1.1 Research genres 1.1.1 Genres, structures and hierarchies 1.1.2 Hierarchical organisation in research texts 1.2 The research story and its parts 1.2.1 The abstract 1.2.2 The beginning: Setting the scene 1.2.3 The middle: Developing the plot 1.2.4 The ending: Rounding it all off 1.3 Text appeal 2 One step at a time: Designing paragraphs 2.1 The essence of English paragraphs 2.2 The components of a paragraph 2.2.1 The topic sentence 2.2.2 The ‘meaty’ middle 2.2.3 The final sentence 2.3 Paragraph appeal 3 Focus and flow: Constructing sentences 3.1 Sentence types 3.1.1 The simple sentence 3.1.2 The complex sentence 3.1.3 Subordinate clauses 3.2 Principles of sentence construction 3.2.1 The ‘given-new’ principle 3.2.2 End focus 3.3 Passive sentences 3.4 Sentence appeal 3.4.1 Getting the verb-noun balance right 3.4.2 Varying sentence structure 4 Breath marks: Punctuation 4.1 Why punctuation matters 4.2 What punctuation marks signal 4.2.1 Suggesting ‘stops’ 4.2.2 Suggesting ‘detours’ 4.2.3 Suggesting ‘pauses’ 4.3 Commas: sometimes a question of style 4.3.1 Where style plays little part 4.3.2 Where style comes in 5 Only connect: Cohesion 5.1 General principles of cohesion and coherence 5.2 Cohesion within paragraphs 5.2.1 Semantic chains 5.2.2 Pronouns 5.2.3 Linkers 5.2.4 Structural devices 5.3 Cohesion beyond the paragraph 6 Your words, not mine: Citations 6.1 What to cite and how much 6.2 Types of citations 6.2.1 Direct versus indirect citations 6.2.2 Integral versus non-integral citations 6.3 Weaving citations into the text 6.4 Inadvertent plagiarism and how to avoid it 7 Follow me: Guiding and persuading the reader 7.1 Showing the reader the way: Metacomments 7.2 Getting the reader on your side 7.2.1 Reasoning 7.2.2 Emphasising 7.2.3 Evaluating 7.2.4 Rapport-building Appendix 1 Conference presentations A1.1 The audience, or ‘pity the listener’ A1.2 The purposes A1.3 Language considerations A1.4 Text slides Appendix 2 Grant proposals Appendix 3 Phrasebank for academic writing List of references Index