Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Oct 1977

Technical Writing, Stylistics, and TG Grammar

Richard David Ramsey University of Leeds

Abstract

Modern technical writing often suffers from its tendency toward jargon. Technical writing courses should include units on grammar as it relates to stylistics in technical writing. Transformational-generative grammar offers an effective and useful approach to train technical writers to communicate more effectively and to avoid the problems inherent in an impersonal style. One way of organizing a discussion of transformational-generative grammar is to consider its application to sentences and clauses, phrases, and individual words.

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Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
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1977-10-01
DOI
10.2190/g5e2-ex1u-c47b-h5wj
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    Strategies for Teaching and Administering Technical Writing
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