The English Style Guide: Practical Writer's Guide for Chinese People Who Use English as a Second Language - Softcover

McIntyre, Bryce T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9622016634 ISBN 13: 9789622016637

Publisher: The Chinese University Press, 1995

Synopsis

The English Style Guide introduces the best stylistic traditions of the world's two greatest wire services, the Associated Press and Reuters, which have set writing standards in the English-speaking world.
The book is directed specifically at Chinese people who want to write good English. Problems special to Chinese people are dealt with in detail. The book includes guidelines on the use of romanization systems for transcribing Chinese into the roman alphabet, and it includes many examples of the proper forms for addressing people in Asian nations. It also explains the difference between British and American vocabulary and spelling.

About this title

About the Author

Bryce T. McIntyre is a lecturer in the Department of Journalism and Communication at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

From the Back Cover

"The English Style Guide introduces the best stylistic traditions of the world's two greatest wire services, the Associated Press and Reuters, which have set writing standards in the English-speaking world."--BOOK JACKET. "The book is directed specifically at Chinese people who want to write good English. Problems special to Chinese people are dealt with in detail. The book includes guidelines on the use of romanization systems for transcribing Chinese into the roman alphabet, and it includes many examples of the proper forms for addressing people in Asian nations. It also explains the difference between British and American vocabulary and spelling."--BOOK JACKET.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Chinese University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9622016634
• ISBN 13: 9789622016637
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 172