Writing Essays in English Language and Linguistics Principles, Tips and Strategies for Undergraduates
English language and linguistics shares many of its writing conventions with those of other disciplines, but there are certain features and expectations that distinguish it as a subject. This book is written specifically to help undergraduate students of English language and linguistics develop the...
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| Abstract | English language and linguistics shares many of its writing conventions with those of other disciplines, but there are certain features and expectations that distinguish it as a subject. This book is written specifically to help undergraduate students of English language and linguistics develop the art of writing essays, projects and reports. Written by an author with over 30 years' experience of lecturing in the subject, it is a comprehensive and very readable resource and contains numerous discipline-related examples, practice exercises and an answer key. It includes chapters on referencing (including plagiarism, paraphrase and guidance on referencing styles), stylistic issues that often get overlooked, and writing a dissertation. The book offers practical guidance and a layout that guides students as they work though their project. It will be an invaluable reference tool that students can read cover to cover or dip into as and when required. |
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| AbstractList | English language and linguistics shares many of its writing conventions with those of other disciplines, but there are certain features and expectations that distinguish it as a subject. This book is written specifically to help undergraduate students of English language and linguistics develop the art of writing essays, projects and reports. Written by an author with over 30 years' experience of lecturing in the subject, it is a comprehensive and very readable resource and contains numerous discipline-related examples, practice exercises and an answer key. It includes chapters on referencing (including plagiarism, paraphrase and guidance on referencing styles), stylistic issues that often get overlooked, and writing a dissertation. The book offers practical guidance and a layout that guides students as they work though their project. It will be an invaluable reference tool that students can read cover to cover or dip into as and when required. Written specifically to help undergraduate students of English language and linguistics develop the art of writing essays, projects and reports, this book is a comprehensive and very readable resource and contains numerous discipline-related examples, practice exercises and an answer key. |
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| TableOfContents | 9.4 Using present tense to refer to others' work -- 9.5 Emotive and biased language -- 9.6 Vague and empty language -- 9.7 Casual language: colloquialisms and slang -- 9.8 Shortened forms -- 9.9 Using humour -- 9.10 Formatting your work - some dos and don'ts (see also section 6.4) -- 9.11 Clichés -- 9.12 Dealing with jargon -- 9.13 Keeping your writing gender-neutral -- 9.14 Using footnotes: a reminder -- 9.15 Avoiding rhetorical questions -- 9.16 Formatting linguistic examples -- Typing foreign alphabets, accented letters and phonetic symbols: a special note -- Transcribing speech phonetically, phonemically and orthographically -- 9.17 What about Latin words and abbreviations? -- 9.18 Checking and editing your work -- A template for editing your work -- Chapter 9 Key points checklist -- CHAPTER 10 Writing up small-scale research projects or dissertations -- 10.1 What's expected of me as an undergraduate student with no previous research experience? -- The university's rules and regulations governing dissertations -- 10.2 Deciding on a project: what are the important considerations? -- Offering new knowledge and insight/addressing a gap in the literature -- Empirical vs library-based research: working to your strengths -- Choosing a topic that interests you -- Identifying a suitable tutor to supervise your project -- Having a clear focus - generating research questions and research hypotheses -- Being clear about your research approach -- Philosophical inquiry -- Quantitative approaches -- Survey research -- Quasi-experiments -- True experiments -- Qualitative approaches -- Case studies -- Ethnographies -- Narratives -- Mixed-methods approaches -- Keeping your project manageable and allowing for contingencies -- Checking whether or not your project requires ethics approval -- Deciding how you will recruit subjects and on what basis The middle ground -- 5.4 Indicating organisation and approach -- 5.5 Length -- 5.6 Paragraphing -- 5.7 When is the best time to write an introduction? -- 5.8 Handy language -- Chapter 5 Key points checklist -- CHAPTER 6 Wriging the body of your essay -- 6.1 What's covered in the body? -- 6.2 What proportion of my essay should the body account for? -- 6.3 A brief review of the essentials -- 6.4 Good layout and presentation -- Headings: sections and sub-sections, titles and sub-titles -- Line spacing -- Margins -- Footnotes -- Page numbers -- Figures -- Examples -- Chapter 6 Key points checklist -- CHAPTER 7 Writing summaries and conclusions -- 7.1 What's a summary and how's it different from a conclusion? -- 7.2 Are summaries always needed? -- 7.3 Where should I include a summary? -- 7.4 Summaries: handy language -- 7.5 What exactly should I be doing in a conclusion? -- 7.6 Tips for more effective conclusions -- 7.7 Conclusions: handy language -- Chapter 7 Key points checklist -- CHAPTER 8 Refereing and quotations -- 8.1 The importance of finding your own voice . . . and the need to use sources -- 8.2 What is plagiarism, why should I avoid it, and how can I avoid it? -- 8.3 What's the best way to paraphrase? -- 8.4 Referencing styles -- 8.5 In-text referencing: how should I quote my sources? -- Quoting extended extracts -- Quoting shorter extracts -- 8.6 In-text referencing: citing without quoting -- A heads-up on abbreviations in referencing -- Paraphrasing from a secondary source -- Citing electronic sources -- 8.7. The bibliography: what is it and how should I format it? -- 8.8 Increasing your efficiency: using bibliographic software packages -- 8.9 Handy language -- Chapter 8 Key points checklist -- CHAPTER 9 Stylistic issues -- 9.1 Concision and clarity -- 9.2 The use of first person singular - 'I' -- 9.3 'All-or-nothing' language CHAPTER 3 Analysing and answering the question -- 3.1 What do assignment questions mean? -- 3.2 Special features of linguistics questions -- 3.3 Different forms of writing . . . and the language you need for them -- How to define -- How to describe -- Process description -- Componential description -- Chronological description -- How to classify -- How to discuss comparison and contrast -- How to discuss cause and effect -- How to argue -- Being clear about what you want to say -- Presenting your arguments most effectively -- False syllogisms/non-sequiturs -- Begging the question -- Over-generalisation and under-generalisation -- Overstating the case -- Hedging -- Bias -- Red herrings -- False analogies -- 3.4 How to keep focused on the question -- 3.5 Summary: coverage, argumentation and evaluation -- Chapter 3 Key points checklist -- CHAPTER 4 The writing process -- 4.1 Information-gathering: brainstorming, researching and selecting material -- Brainstorming -- Researching and selecting material -- Using electronic resources -- The library -- English language and linguistics journals -- A note on using Internet sources -- Deciding whether information is relevant to your purpose -- 4.2 Note-taking -- General strategies -- Take a quick first pass at the text -- Make a visual representation of the main ideas in the text -- Mark and annotate the text -- Use symbols and abbreviations -- Recording your sources -- 4.3 Planning -- Types of plan -- Spidergrams -- Horizontal step diagrams -- 4.4 Drafting, checking and revising -- Chapter 4 Key points checklist -- CHAPTER 5 Writing an introduction -- 5.1 The purpose of an introduction -- 5.2 How an introduction achieves its purpose -- Showing where your discussion fits in -- 5.3 The thesis statement: what it is, where to place it and how to write it -- Explicit thesis statements -- Implicit thesis statements Cover -- Writing Essays in English Language and Linguistics -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- A guide to the book's icons:what do they mean? -- PART 1 THE BASICS -- CHAPTER 1 Writing at school and writing at university: are they really so different? -- Introduction -- 1.1 Different philosophies, different writing styles -- 1.2 Shifting the balance: reproduction vs critical analysis -- 1.3 Originality, creativity and 'voice' -- 1.4 The emphasis on research and reading extensively -- 1.5 Depth of analysis and depth of argument -- 1.6 Sound reasoning and the importance of evidence -- 1.7 Transparency, clear organisation and accessibility -- 1.8 References and bibliographies -- 1.9 Appendices -- 1.10 Length -- Chapter 1 Key points checklist -- CHAPTER 2 Fundamental principles -- 2.1 Paragraph essentials: what is a paragraph . . . and when should you begin a new one? -- 2.2 Good argument structure: what does it mean and how do you achieve it? -- Coherence and the logical flow of your reasoning -- 2.3 Explaining everything and avoiding assumptions -- 2.4 Supporting your statements: evidence, what it is, why it's essential, and how you provide it -- Citing statistics -- Data from empirical studies -- Quoting published works/authorities in the field -- Providing examples -- Rational exposition -- Visual material -- Anecdote/personal experience -- 2.5 Being concise and relevant . . . and avoiding waffle -- What is concision (being concise)? -- What is relevance? -- 2.6 Punctuation, how important is it . . . really? -- Capital letters -- Commas -- Semi-colons -- Colons -- Parentheses -- Inverted commas (quotation marks) -- Double inverted commas -- Single inverted commas -- Hyphens -- Dashes -- Apostrophes -- Chapter 2 Key points checklist -- PART 2 GETTING DOWN TO WRITING 10.3 Tips for a stress-free project: being efficient and submitting on time -- 10.4 The main components of a research project -- The title -- The table of contents -- The acknowledgements -- The abstract -- The introduction -- The literature review -- The methodology -- Research participants -- Data collection instruments -- Procedures -- The results -- The discussion -- The conclusion -- The bibliography -- The appendices -- 10.5 Presentation and submission -- Chapter 10 Key points checklist -- Frequently asked questions -- Introduction -- Developing your own voice -- Answering the question -- Writing to time and word limits -- Citing sources/referencing -- The introduction, body and conclusion -- Using figures/illustrations -- Linguistics glossary -- Task key -- References -- Index |
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