A text book of scientific and technical communication writing for engineers and professionals/
S.D. Sharma.
- 3rd ed.
- New Delhi: Sarup & Sons, 2007.
- xx, 502 p ill. 24 cm.
1. Origin, Development, Definition, Qualities and Different Sourcesof Technical Communication Writing 1-13 Definition; qualities; chronological development , the Egyptian sources; the Greek writers; the Roman Writers;the American sources;the modern writers; assignments.
2. Salient Features of Technical Communication Writing and Style 14-31
(a) Brevity; clarity; objectivity; simplicity; utility; technical presentation. (b) Technical writing or style versus general writing or style; brevity versus diffuseness; clarity versus ambiguity; objectivity; versus subjectivity; simplicity versus pom posity; utility versus pleasurability; Illustrative Specimen; assignments.
3. Grammatical Prerequisites of Technical Communication Writing 32-46 Singular and plural; possessive; agreement of verb with subject (concord);adverb; adjective;time and tense; infinitive; participle; gerund; fairly and rather; a lot of and a long way; there is and it is; punctuation ; assignments.
4. Basics of Functional Grammar of Technical Communication 47-69