Academic_Writing_-_A_Handbook

Index

abbreviations in citations 57 combining sources 64
abbreviations in writing 163 commas 130
abbreviations, common 162 comparison structures 100
abbreviations, types 161 comparisons 100
abstracts, reading 18 conclusions 76
academic adjectives 169 confusing pairs 158
academic texts 9 conjunctions 178
academic vocabulary 165, 172 conjunctions of opposition 181
academic writing, format 4 counterarguments 88
academic writing, types 4 critical approach to sources 62
adjectives, academic 169 critical thinking 22
adverbs, academic 176
adverbs, with passive 122 definitions 109
apostrophes 129 definitions, complex 110
argument 85 definitions, simple 109
argument, organisation of 86 describing visuals 149
articles 105 discussion language 88
articles, definite 105 discussion organisation 86
assessing internet sources critically 19 discussion, vocabulary of 85

book reviews 214 electronic resources, searching 14
brainstorming 33 essay length 34
essay titles 32
capital letters 129 evidence, providing 89
case studies 207 examples 113
cause and effect 91
caution 143 fact and opinion 19
change, language of 148 format of academic writing 4
citation and quotation 26 full stops 131
citation and summary 26
citations and references 53 generalisations 116
citations, abbreviations in 57 generalisations, structure 117
cohesion 96 graphs and charts 146
colons 130 group phrases 135

internet resources, assessing critically 19 Index 283
introduction contents 72
introduction structure 73 problems and solutions, vocabulary 127
introductions 72 proofreading 81
inverted commas 131 providing evidence 89
punctuation 129
key points, finding 36
questionnaire design 229
labelling visuals 150 quotation marks 131
language of change 148 quotations 55
language of discussion 88
library catalogues 13 reading academic texts 9
linking paragraphs 70 reading lists 12
list of references 58 reading methods 16
literature reviews 211 reading texts, types of 12
longer essays 216 reference systems 54
reference verbs 53
main verbs, understanding 172 reference words 96
mentioning sources 61 references 52
mind maps 35 references, list of 58
modifiers 144 references, secondary 57
relevant points, finding 37
note-making 39 repetition and redundancy, avoiding 141
note-making methods 39 reports 224
nouns and adjectives 167 reports, scientific 227
nouns, academic 165 restatement 115
nouns, uncountable 135 rewriting 78
numbers 183
numbers, simplification 184 scientific reports 227
numerical phrases 185 searching electronic resources 14
secondary references 57
opening sentences 76 semi-colons 130
organisation of argument 86 sentence length, varying 142
organising paragraphs 67 sentences, opening 76
outlines 35 sentences, simple and longer 7
singular or plural? 134
paragraph structure 67 sources, acknowledging 26
paragraphs 7, 67 sources, combining 65
paragraphs, linking 70 sources, mentioning 61
paragraphs, organising 67 style 138
paraphrasing 47 style guidelines 139
paraphrasing techniques 49 suffixes 190
passives 121 summarising 42
percentages 184 summarising, stages 43
phrases from other languages 159 superlatives 102
plagiarism 25 surveys, designing and reporting 229
plagiarism, degrees of 26 synonyms 197
planning process 31
prefixes 188 tenses 202
prepositions 192 text features 17
prepositions and verbs 195 text types 12
problems and solutions, structure 126 time markers 201
titles, essay 32
titles, understanding 32

284 Index verbs of reference 174
verbs, academic 173
types of academic writing 4 verbs, passives 121
types of reading texts 12 visual information 146
visuals, describing 149
uncountable nouns 135 visuals, labelling 150
vocabulary, approaches to 155
varying sentence length 142
verbs and prepositions 195