1st Edition
The Elements of International English Style A Guide to Writing Correspondence, Reports, Technical Documents, and Internet Pages for a Global Audience
By Edmond H. Weiss
Copyright 2005
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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This easy-to-use handbook is an essential resource for anyone who needs to write English correspondence for an international business audience. In an engaging, accessible style it integrates the theory and controversies of intercultural communication with the practical skills of writing and editing English for those who read it as a second language. The book emphasizes principles of simplicity and... Read more
Acknowledgments; Foreword; 1. The Language of Global Business Is International English; 2. Principles of Simplicity; 3. Principles of Clarity; 4. Reducing Burdens; 5. Writing for Translation; 6. Principles of Correspondence; 7. Principles of Cultural Adaptation; Appendixes
Biography
Edmond Weiss, PhD, is a writer, lecturer, and consultant, specializing in documentation, presentation, and internationalization for business and technical communication. He began his career producing documentaries for the CBS-owned television station in Philadelphia, later managed media research projects for the Franklin Institute, was associate dean of the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School of Communications, and recently spent a decade on the faculty of the Fordham University Business School. Currently, he is president of Edmond Weiss Consulting.
