DocumentCode
1519370
Title
The use of repetition in technical communication
Author
Zimmerman, Muriel
Author_Institution
Publications Department and a lecturer in the College of Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Issue
1
fYear
1983
fDate
3/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
9
Lastpage
10
Abstract
The technique of repetition violates what most writers have learned about good writing (and good manners). It is, however, a prominent and effective rhetorical feature of technical communication. In the way that it is used in technical writing, repetition establishes that technical authors are “reader friendly.”
Keywords
Air pollution; Fires; Glass; Redundancy; Writing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0361-1434
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPC.1983.6448652
Filename
6448652
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