• 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