Writing around the world : a guide to writing across cultures
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London ; New York : Continuum, ©2009.
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9781441195395, 1441195394, 128287697X, 9781282876972, 9786612876974, 6612876972
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1 online resource (xvii, 139 pages)
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Published
London ; New York : Continuum, ©2009.
Format
ONLINE
Language
English
ISBN
9781441195395, 1441195394, 128287697X, 9781282876972, 9786612876974, 6612876972

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Includes bibliographical references (page 134) and index.
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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 differenc.
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Electronic reproduction.,[Place of publication not identified] :,HathiTrust Digital Library,,2010.,MiAaHDL
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.,http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212,MiAaHDL
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English.
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digitized,2010,HathiTrust Digital Library,committed to preserve,pda,MiAaHDL
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