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For courses in English Composition.The platinum standard of handbooks - unmatched in accuracy, currency, and reliabilityThe Little, Brown Handbook
is an essential reference tool designed to help readers find the answers they need quickly and easily. While keeping pace with rapid changes in writing and its teaching, this meticulous handbook combines comprehensive research and documentation with grammar coverage that is second to none. Incorporating detailed discussions of critical reading, media literacy, academic writing, argument, and much more,
The Little, Brown Handbook
is an accurate, reliable, and accessible resource for writers of varying experience levels and in a variety of fields. The
14th Edition
includes over 90 new student samples, new learning objectives, updates to MLA and Chicago style, a new chapter on writing about literature, and more.
The Little, Brown Handbook
is also available via
RevelTM
, an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience. Learn more about Revel.
For courses in English Composition.The platinum standard of handbooks - unmatched in accuracy, currency, and reliabilityThe Little, Brown Handbook
is an essential reference tool designed to help readers find the answers they need quickly and easily. While keeping pace with rapid changes in writing and its teaching, this meticulous handbook combines comprehensive research and documentation with grammar coverage that is second to none. Incorporating detailed discussions of critical reading, media literacy, academic writing, argument, and much more,
The Little, Brown Handbook
is an accurate, reliable, and accessible resource for writers of varying experience levels and in a variety of fields. The
14th Edition
includes over 90 new student samples, new learning objectives, updates to MLA and Chicago style, a new chapter on writing about literature, and more.
The Little, Brown Handbook
is also available via
RevelTM
, an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience. Learn more about Revel.
H. Ramsey Fowler served from 1980-1999 as dean of University College at The University of Memphis and from 1968-1980 as a faculty member in the English Department. From 1970-1978 he directed the freshman and sophomore English program and from 1978-1980, The Greater Memphis Writing Project, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Currently, he directs the Master of Liberal Arts program and the Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies at St. Edward's University and teaches in both these programs. In addition, he is joint - and was the original - author of The Little, Brown Handbook. Jane E. Aaron has taught writing at New York University and several other schools. She is the author of eight successful and long-lived composition textbooks, including The Little, Brown Handbook and The Little, Brown Compact Handbook. Michael Greer teaches writing, editing, and publishing in the Department of Rhetoric and Writing at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He also teaches courses in multimedia, online course design, and assessment for the Graduate Certificate in Online Writing Instruction at UA, Little Rock. Michael edits the journal Research in Online Literacy Education and is a founding member of the Global Society of Online Literacy Educators. He publishes and presents on topics including user-centered design, interactive media, and digital publishing. Michael serves as a faculty advisor and author for Gadget Software, where he is helping to design and develop a mobile learning platform. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.
- Assessing the Writing Situation
- 1.1 How Writing Happens
- 1.2 The Writing Situation
- 1.3 Audience
- 1.4 Purpose
- 1.5 Subject
- 1.6 Genre and Medium
- Discovering and Shaping Ideas
- 2.1 Invention
- 2.2 Thesis
- 2.3 Organization
- Sample Informative Essay
- Drafting, Revising, and Editing
- 3.1 First Draft
- Sample First Draft
- 3.2 Revising
- 3.3 Peer Review
- 3.4 Sample Revision
- Sample Revised Draft
- 3.5 Editing
- 3.6 Final Draft
- Sample Final Draft
- Writing and Revising Paragraphs
- 4.1 Flow
- 4.2 Unity
- 4.3 Coherence
- 4.4 Development
- 4.5 Introductions, Conclusions, and Transitions
- Presenting Writing
- 5.1 Academic Writing
- 5.2 Visuals and Media
- 5.3 Writing Online
- Sample Literacy Narrative Blog Post
- 5.4 Oral Presentations
- Sample Presentation Slides
- 5.5 Portfolios
- 6.1 Purpose and Audience
- 6.2 Genre
- 6.3 Writing with Sources
- 6.4 Academic Language
- 6.5 Communication in Academic Settings
- 7.1 Critical Thinking
- 7.2 Techniques of Critical Reading
- 7.3 Summarizing
- 7.4 Critical Response
- 7.5 Visual Analysis
- 7.6 Writing a Critical Analysis
- 7.7 Sample Critical Responses
- Sample Critical Analysis of a Text
- Sample Critical Analysis of a Visual
- 8.1 The Elements of Argument
- 8.2 Claims
- 8.3 Evidence
- 8.4 Reliability
- 8.5 Assumptions
- 8.6 Language and Tone
- 8.7 Fallacies
- 8.8 Visual Arguments
- 9.1 Subject
- 9.2 Thesis, Purpose, and Audience
- 9.3 Reasoning
- 9.4 Evidence
- 9.5 Engaging Readers
- 9.6 Organizing and Revising
- 9.7 Sample Argument
- Sample Proposal Argument
- 10.1 Preparing
- 10.2 Planning
- 10.3 Writing
- Sample Essay Exam Answer
- 11.1 Social Media
- 11.2 Letters and Memos
- Sample Business Letter
- Sample Memo
- 11.3 Job Applications
- Sample Job Application Letter
- Sample Résumés
- 11.4 Reports and Proposals
- Sample Report and Proposal
- 11.5 Community Service
- Sample Social-Media Post
- 12.1 Sentence Basics
- 12.2 Sentence Patterns
- 12.3 Single-Word Modifiers
- 12.4 Word Groups
- 12.5 Compound Constructions
- 12.6 Inverted Order
- 12.7 Sentence Types
- 13.1 Subjective, Objective, and Possessive Cases
- 13.2 Compound Subjects and Objects
- 13.3 Common Questions about Case
- 14.1 Verb Forms
- 14.2 Easily Confused Verb Forms
- 14.3 Verb Endings
- 14.4 Helping Verbs
- 14.5 Verbs with Gerunds and Infinitives
- 14.6 Verbs with Particles
- 14.7 Verb Tenses
- 14.8 Sequence of Tenses
- 14.9 Subjunctive Mood
- 14.10 Active and Passive Voice
- 15.1 Subject-Verb Agreement
- 15.2 Unusual Word Order
- 15.3 Subjects Joined by Conjunctions
- 15.4 Indefinite and Relative Pronouns
- 15.5 Collective and Plural Nouns
- 15.6 Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
- 16.1 Functions of Adjectives and Adverbs
- 16.2 Comparative and Superlative Forms
- 16.3 Double Negatives
- 16.4 Nouns as Modifiers
- 16.5 Determiners
- 17.1 Identifying Fragments
- 17.2 Correcting Fragments
- 17.3 Common Types of Fragments
- 17.4 Acceptable Fragments
- 18.1 Identifying Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
- 18.2 Correcting Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
- 19.1 Clear Reference
- 19.2 Close Reference
- 19.3 Specific Reference
- 19.4 Appropriate You, Who, Which, and That
- 20.1 Types of Shifts
- 20.2 Person and Number
- 20.3 Tense and Mood
- 20.4 Subject and Voice
- 20.5 Direct and Indirect Quotations and Questions
- 21.1 Clear Placement
- 21.2 Limiting Modifiers
- 21.3 Squinting Modifiers
- 21.4 Separated Subjects, Verbs, and Objects
- 21.5 Separated Infinitives and Verb Phrases
- 21.6 Position of Adverbs
- 21.7 Order of Adjectives
- 21.8 Dangling Modifiers
- 22.1 Mixed Grammar
- 22.2 Mixed Meaning
- 22.3 Incomplete Compounds
- 22.4 Incomplete Comparisons
- 22.5 Careless Omissions
- 23.1 Subjects and Verbs
- 23.2 Subject Beginnings and Endings
- 23.3 Parallel Elements
- 23.4 Repetition and Separation
- 23.5 Conciseness
- 24.1 Coordination
- 24.2 Subordination
- 24.3 Connecting Words
- 25.1 Understanding Parallelism
- 25.2 Equal Elements
- 25.3 Coherence
- 26.1 Sentence Length and Structure
- 26.2 Sentence Beginnings
- 26.3 Word Order
- Chart: Commas, Semicolons, Colons, Dashes, and Parentheses
- 27.1 Period
- 27.2 Question Mark
- 27.3 Exclamation Point
- 28.1 Uses of the Comma
- 28.2 Main Clauses Linked by Conjunctions
- 28.3 Introductory Elements
- 28.4 Nonessential Elements
- 28.5 Series and Coordinate Adjectives
- 28.6 Quotations and Other Conventional Uses
- 28.7 Unnecessary Commas
- 29.1 Main Clauses without Coordinating Conjunctions
- 29.2 Main Clauses with Transitional Words
- 29.3 Main Clauses That Are Long or Contain Commas
- 29.4 Items in a Series
- 29.5 Unnecessary Semicolons
- 30.1 Possession
- 30.2 Contractions and Abbreviations
- 31.1 Direct Quotations
- 31.2 Titles of Works
- 31.3 Words Used in a Special Sense
- 31.4 With Other Punctuation
- 32.1 Colon
- 32.2 Dash
- 32.3 Parentheses
- 32.4 Brackets
- 32.5 Ellipsis Mark
- 32.6 Slash
- 33.1 Conventions
- 33.2 First Word of Sentence
- 33.3 Titles and Subtitles
- 33.4 Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives
- 34.1 Titles of Works
- 34.2 Foreign Words and for Emphasis
- 35.1 Abbreviations in Nontechnical Writing
- 35.2 Misuses of Abbreviations
- 36.1 Numerals and Words
- 36.2 Dates and Addresses
- 37.1 Standard English
- 37.2 Texting and Electronic Shortcuts
- 37.3 Slang, Colloquialisms, Regionalisms, and Jargon
- 37.4 Indirect or Pretentious Writing
- 37.5 Sexist and Biased Language
- 38.1 Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Spelling Checker
- 38.2 Denotation and Connotation
- 38.3 Abstract and Concrete Words
- 38.4 Idioms
- 38.5 Figurative Language
- 38.6 Trite Expressions
- 39.1 Achieving Conciseness
- 39.2 Subjects and Verbs
- 39.3 Empty Words and Phrases
- 39.4 Unnecessary Repetition
- 39.5 Other Strategies
- 40.1 Common Spelling Problems
- 40.2 Spelling Rules
- 40.3 Spelling Skills
- 40.4 Hyphenating Words
- 41.1 The Process of Research Writing
- 41.2 Research Questions
- 41.3 Research Strategies
- 41.4 Working Bibliographies
- Sample Annotated Bibliography Entry
- 42.1 Search Strategies
- 42.2 Reference Works
- 42.3 Books and Periodicals
- 42.4 Web Search Strategies
- 42.5 Social Media
- 42.6 Government Publications
- 42.7 Visuals and Media
- 42.8 Primary Research
- 43.1 Interacting with Sources
- Sample Annotated Source
- 43.2...
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
---|---|
Genre: | Importe |
Rubrik: | Ratgeber |
Thema: | Briefe, Bewerbungen, Wiss. Arbeiten, Rhetorik |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9781292441191 |
ISBN-10: | 1292441194 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: |
Fowler, H.
Fowler, H. Ramsey Aaron, Jane E. |
Auflage: | 14. Auflage |
Hersteller: |
Pearson
Pearson Education Limited |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Pearson, St.-Martin-Straße 82, D-81541 München, salesde@pearson.com |
Maße: | 234 x 157 x 32 mm |
Von/Mit: | H. Fowler (u. a.) |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 09.11.2022 |
Gewicht: | 1,08 kg |
H. Ramsey Fowler served from 1980-1999 as dean of University College at The University of Memphis and from 1968-1980 as a faculty member in the English Department. From 1970-1978 he directed the freshman and sophomore English program and from 1978-1980, The Greater Memphis Writing Project, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Currently, he directs the Master of Liberal Arts program and the Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies at St. Edward's University and teaches in both these programs. In addition, he is joint - and was the original - author of The Little, Brown Handbook. Jane E. Aaron has taught writing at New York University and several other schools. She is the author of eight successful and long-lived composition textbooks, including The Little, Brown Handbook and The Little, Brown Compact Handbook. Michael Greer teaches writing, editing, and publishing in the Department of Rhetoric and Writing at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He also teaches courses in multimedia, online course design, and assessment for the Graduate Certificate in Online Writing Instruction at UA, Little Rock. Michael edits the journal Research in Online Literacy Education and is a founding member of the Global Society of Online Literacy Educators. He publishes and presents on topics including user-centered design, interactive media, and digital publishing. Michael serves as a faculty advisor and author for Gadget Software, where he is helping to design and develop a mobile learning platform. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.
- Assessing the Writing Situation
- 1.1 How Writing Happens
- 1.2 The Writing Situation
- 1.3 Audience
- 1.4 Purpose
- 1.5 Subject
- 1.6 Genre and Medium
- Discovering and Shaping Ideas
- 2.1 Invention
- 2.2 Thesis
- 2.3 Organization
- Sample Informative Essay
- Drafting, Revising, and Editing
- 3.1 First Draft
- Sample First Draft
- 3.2 Revising
- 3.3 Peer Review
- 3.4 Sample Revision
- Sample Revised Draft
- 3.5 Editing
- 3.6 Final Draft
- Sample Final Draft
- Writing and Revising Paragraphs
- 4.1 Flow
- 4.2 Unity
- 4.3 Coherence
- 4.4 Development
- 4.5 Introductions, Conclusions, and Transitions
- Presenting Writing
- 5.1 Academic Writing
- 5.2 Visuals and Media
- 5.3 Writing Online
- Sample Literacy Narrative Blog Post
- 5.4 Oral Presentations
- Sample Presentation Slides
- 5.5 Portfolios
- 6.1 Purpose and Audience
- 6.2 Genre
- 6.3 Writing with Sources
- 6.4 Academic Language
- 6.5 Communication in Academic Settings
- 7.1 Critical Thinking
- 7.2 Techniques of Critical Reading
- 7.3 Summarizing
- 7.4 Critical Response
- 7.5 Visual Analysis
- 7.6 Writing a Critical Analysis
- 7.7 Sample Critical Responses
- Sample Critical Analysis of a Text
- Sample Critical Analysis of a Visual
- 8.1 The Elements of Argument
- 8.2 Claims
- 8.3 Evidence
- 8.4 Reliability
- 8.5 Assumptions
- 8.6 Language and Tone
- 8.7 Fallacies
- 8.8 Visual Arguments
- 9.1 Subject
- 9.2 Thesis, Purpose, and Audience
- 9.3 Reasoning
- 9.4 Evidence
- 9.5 Engaging Readers
- 9.6 Organizing and Revising
- 9.7 Sample Argument
- Sample Proposal Argument
- 10.1 Preparing
- 10.2 Planning
- 10.3 Writing
- Sample Essay Exam Answer
- 11.1 Social Media
- 11.2 Letters and Memos
- Sample Business Letter
- Sample Memo
- 11.3 Job Applications
- Sample Job Application Letter
- Sample Résumés
- 11.4 Reports and Proposals
- Sample Report and Proposal
- 11.5 Community Service
- Sample Social-Media Post
- 12.1 Sentence Basics
- 12.2 Sentence Patterns
- 12.3 Single-Word Modifiers
- 12.4 Word Groups
- 12.5 Compound Constructions
- 12.6 Inverted Order
- 12.7 Sentence Types
- 13.1 Subjective, Objective, and Possessive Cases
- 13.2 Compound Subjects and Objects
- 13.3 Common Questions about Case
- 14.1 Verb Forms
- 14.2 Easily Confused Verb Forms
- 14.3 Verb Endings
- 14.4 Helping Verbs
- 14.5 Verbs with Gerunds and Infinitives
- 14.6 Verbs with Particles
- 14.7 Verb Tenses
- 14.8 Sequence of Tenses
- 14.9 Subjunctive Mood
- 14.10 Active and Passive Voice
- 15.1 Subject-Verb Agreement
- 15.2 Unusual Word Order
- 15.3 Subjects Joined by Conjunctions
- 15.4 Indefinite and Relative Pronouns
- 15.5 Collective and Plural Nouns
- 15.6 Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
- 16.1 Functions of Adjectives and Adverbs
- 16.2 Comparative and Superlative Forms
- 16.3 Double Negatives
- 16.4 Nouns as Modifiers
- 16.5 Determiners
- 17.1 Identifying Fragments
- 17.2 Correcting Fragments
- 17.3 Common Types of Fragments
- 17.4 Acceptable Fragments
- 18.1 Identifying Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
- 18.2 Correcting Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
- 19.1 Clear Reference
- 19.2 Close Reference
- 19.3 Specific Reference
- 19.4 Appropriate You, Who, Which, and That
- 20.1 Types of Shifts
- 20.2 Person and Number
- 20.3 Tense and Mood
- 20.4 Subject and Voice
- 20.5 Direct and Indirect Quotations and Questions
- 21.1 Clear Placement
- 21.2 Limiting Modifiers
- 21.3 Squinting Modifiers
- 21.4 Separated Subjects, Verbs, and Objects
- 21.5 Separated Infinitives and Verb Phrases
- 21.6 Position of Adverbs
- 21.7 Order of Adjectives
- 21.8 Dangling Modifiers
- 22.1 Mixed Grammar
- 22.2 Mixed Meaning
- 22.3 Incomplete Compounds
- 22.4 Incomplete Comparisons
- 22.5 Careless Omissions
- 23.1 Subjects and Verbs
- 23.2 Subject Beginnings and Endings
- 23.3 Parallel Elements
- 23.4 Repetition and Separation
- 23.5 Conciseness
- 24.1 Coordination
- 24.2 Subordination
- 24.3 Connecting Words
- 25.1 Understanding Parallelism
- 25.2 Equal Elements
- 25.3 Coherence
- 26.1 Sentence Length and Structure
- 26.2 Sentence Beginnings
- 26.3 Word Order
- Chart: Commas, Semicolons, Colons, Dashes, and Parentheses
- 27.1 Period
- 27.2 Question Mark
- 27.3 Exclamation Point
- 28.1 Uses of the Comma
- 28.2 Main Clauses Linked by Conjunctions
- 28.3 Introductory Elements
- 28.4 Nonessential Elements
- 28.5 Series and Coordinate Adjectives
- 28.6 Quotations and Other Conventional Uses
- 28.7 Unnecessary Commas
- 29.1 Main Clauses without Coordinating Conjunctions
- 29.2 Main Clauses with Transitional Words
- 29.3 Main Clauses That Are Long or Contain Commas
- 29.4 Items in a Series
- 29.5 Unnecessary Semicolons
- 30.1 Possession
- 30.2 Contractions and Abbreviations
- 31.1 Direct Quotations
- 31.2 Titles of Works
- 31.3 Words Used in a Special Sense
- 31.4 With Other Punctuation
- 32.1 Colon
- 32.2 Dash
- 32.3 Parentheses
- 32.4 Brackets
- 32.5 Ellipsis Mark
- 32.6 Slash
- 33.1 Conventions
- 33.2 First Word of Sentence
- 33.3 Titles and Subtitles
- 33.4 Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives
- 34.1 Titles of Works
- 34.2 Foreign Words and for Emphasis
- 35.1 Abbreviations in Nontechnical Writing
- 35.2 Misuses of Abbreviations
- 36.1 Numerals and Words
- 36.2 Dates and Addresses
- 37.1 Standard English
- 37.2 Texting and Electronic Shortcuts
- 37.3 Slang, Colloquialisms, Regionalisms, and Jargon
- 37.4 Indirect or Pretentious Writing
- 37.5 Sexist and Biased Language
- 38.1 Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Spelling Checker
- 38.2 Denotation and Connotation
- 38.3 Abstract and Concrete Words
- 38.4 Idioms
- 38.5 Figurative Language
- 38.6 Trite Expressions
- 39.1 Achieving Conciseness
- 39.2 Subjects and Verbs
- 39.3 Empty Words and Phrases
- 39.4 Unnecessary Repetition
- 39.5 Other Strategies
- 40.1 Common Spelling Problems
- 40.2 Spelling Rules
- 40.3 Spelling Skills
- 40.4 Hyphenating Words
- 41.1 The Process of Research Writing
- 41.2 Research Questions
- 41.3 Research Strategies
- 41.4 Working Bibliographies
- Sample Annotated Bibliography Entry
- 42.1 Search Strategies
- 42.2 Reference Works
- 42.3 Books and Periodicals
- 42.4 Web Search Strategies
- 42.5 Social Media
- 42.6 Government Publications
- 42.7 Visuals and Media
- 42.8 Primary Research
- 43.1 Interacting with Sources
- Sample Annotated Source
- 43.2...
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
---|---|
Genre: | Importe |
Rubrik: | Ratgeber |
Thema: | Briefe, Bewerbungen, Wiss. Arbeiten, Rhetorik |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9781292441191 |
ISBN-10: | 1292441194 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: |
Fowler, H.
Fowler, H. Ramsey Aaron, Jane E. |
Auflage: | 14. Auflage |
Hersteller: |
Pearson
Pearson Education Limited |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Pearson, St.-Martin-Straße 82, D-81541 München, salesde@pearson.com |
Maße: | 234 x 157 x 32 mm |
Von/Mit: | H. Fowler (u. a.) |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 09.11.2022 |
Gewicht: | 1,08 kg |