Written Communication Jan 1988

Tuning, Tying, and Training Texts: Metaphors for Revision

BARBARA TOMLINSON

Abstract

We depend on language not only to write but also to conceptualize and communicate about composing. The various kinds of discourse about writing processes reveal the assumptions and values about writing held by students, researchers, and professional writers. This article discusses some metaphors used by professional writers when describing their revising activities to interviewers and suggests the implications of their use for research on writing.

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Written Communication
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1988-01-01
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10.1177/0741088388005001003
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    The paradox of revision: a study of writing as a product in the revision of manuals
    IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

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