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1015154
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b769524
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McCool, Matthew.
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Writing around the world : : a guide to writing across cultures /\ by Matthew McCool.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: Continuum,, ©2009.
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1 online resource (xvii, 139 pages)
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128287697X
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: 1441195394
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: 6612876972
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: 9781282876972
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: 9781441195395
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: 9786612876974
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082644072X
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0826489826
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9780826440723
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9780826489821
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Includes bibliographical references (page 134) and index.
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| Contents
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1. Basic Principles of Intercultural Writing; 2. Deepest Dimensions of Culture; 3. Language and Culture; 4. Writing around the World; 5. Ethics of Intercultural Writing; 6. Intercultural Toolbox; Glossary; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; 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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Authorship-- Social aspects.
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English language-- Rhetoric.
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Intercultural communication.
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Language and culture.
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Authorship-- Social aspects.
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English language-- Rhetoric.
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Intercultural communication.
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Language and culture.
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LANGUAGE ARTS DISCIPLINES-- Composition Creative Writing.
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LANGUAGE ARTS DISCIPLINES-- Rhetoric.
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REFERENCE-- Writing Skills.
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| Dewey Classification
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808.042
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PN145.M22 2009eb
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17.62bcl
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17.94bcl
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18.04bcl
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7,24ssgn
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EC 2260rvk
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