Joy de Jong - Effective Strategies for Academic Writing

10.4.6 Bullet lists, typographic support, and charts, graphs and diagrams

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10.4.7 Summary

10.5 Finding co-readers

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The second revision: style and finishing

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11.1 What is style?

11.1.1 Introduction 11.1.2 Precision 11.1.3 Complexity

11.1.4 Information density 11.1.5 Attractiveness/liveliness

11.1.6 Distance

11.2 Setting the norm for your own text 11.3 Evaluating and improving the style

11.3.1 Introduction 11.3.2 Precision 11.3.3 Complexity

11.3.4 Information density 11.3.5 Attractiveness/liveliness

11.3.6 Distance

11.3.7 And, sometimes, everything comes together

11.4 General rewriting tips 11.5 The finishing touches

11.5.1 Language use

11.5.2 Useful websites for academic writing in English

11.5.3 Layout

11.5.4 Literature references and titles

11.5.5 Final elements

Final thoughts

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References

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Index

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About the Author

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