Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Apr 1975

The Incidence of Sentence Openers in Selected Technical or Scientific Periodicals and Journals

John Chard

Abstract

Technical and scientific writing students can approximate professional style by determining the types and incidence of sentence openers in their own manuscripts. This article analyzes a variety of technical and scientific writing and suggests that students analyze their own writing in the same manner.

Journal
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Published
1975-04-01
DOI
10.2190/w2v6-u84t-xft7-mhud
Topics
scientific writing voice and style

Citation Context

Cited by in this index (2)

  1. Childs (1986)
    Where Techne Meets Poesis: Some Semiotic Considerations in the Rhetoric of Tech…
    Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
  2. Hamlin et al. (1983)
    A Model for Technical Communication
    Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

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  1. Christensen (1963)
    Notes toward a New Rhetoric
    College English
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