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Johnson, Andrew P.

A short guide to academic writing / Andrew P. Johnson. - Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, c2003. - x, 126 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

I: The process of writing -- Writing groups -- Writing is a very messy process -- Reading critically -- Sources and notes -- Taking notes -- Writing with your unconscious -- II: Academic writing -- What is academic writing? -- Using objective and subjective language -- Writing and speech -- Writing as teaching -- Creating structure -- Less is more -- III: The particulars of academic writing -- The introductory paragraph -- Paragraphs -- Transition words and sentences -- Grammar and punctuation -- Sentences -- Citations -- Quotations -- Quantifying reality -- The literature review -- IV: Science and research -- Understanding science and research -- Describing empirical research -- Writing using 3-D -- V: Final products -- Theses and dissertations -- Journal articles.

ISBN: 0761825037 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780761825036 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2003040233

Subjects--Topical Terms:
English language--Rhetoric.
Academic writing.

LC Class. No.: PE1408 / J68 2003

Dewey Class. No.: 808/.042