Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Oct 1992

Style Analysis of Award Winning Technical Manuals

Bill Teklinski NCR (United States)

Abstract

This article quantifies specific elements of technical writing style in five award winning technical manuals where combined averages for the style elements are calculated. When these results are compared to what is generally regarded as good technical writing, the results show that the elements of style vary widely between the individual manuals examined. While attempting to define a good technical writing style, the value of such studies must be commented on.

Journal
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Published
1992-10-01
DOI
10.2190/e31e-1fg6-vxn5-9eld
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Closed
Topics
writing across the curriculum technical communication voice and style

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