This book provides an in-depth study of controlled languages used in technical documents from both a theoretical and practical perspective. The author then offers a comparative analysis of existing controlled languages and distills the best-practice features of those language systems.
Stephen J. Crabbe is Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at the University of Portsmouth, UK. His research interests lie in written and visual technical and professional communication (both modern and historical), and English for specific purposes.
Innehållsförteckning
- Chapter 1. Introduction and historical development of technical documents.- Chapter 2. Existing controlled languages for technical documents.- Chapter 3. Best-practice features of modern technical documents.- Chapter 4. Analysing existing controlled languages against the best-practice features.- Chapter 5. Developing a new controlled language for technical documents.- Chapter 6. Trialing a new controlled language for technical documents.