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Controlling Language in Industry

Controlled Languages for Technical Documents

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Authors:
  1. Stephen Crabbe

    1. University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom

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  • Provides a step-by-step description of how a controlled language can be developed and trialled
  • Approaches the topic from both a practical and theoretical perspective
  • Explores the historical development of language for technical documents

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction and Historical Development of Technical Documents

    • Stephen Crabbe
    Pages 1-21

  3. Existing Controlled Languages for Technical Documents

    • Stephen Crabbe
    Pages 23-47

  4. Best-Practice Features of Modern Technical Documents

    • Stephen Crabbe
    Pages 49-67

  5. Analysing Existing Controlled Languages Against the Best-Practice Features

    • Stephen Crabbe
    Pages 69-88

  6. Developing a New Controlled Language for Technical Documents

    • Stephen Crabbe
    Pages 89-105

  7. Trialling a New Controlled Language for Technical Documents

    • Stephen Crabbe
    Pages 107-113

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 115-118
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About this book

This book provides an in-depth study of controlled languages used in technical documents from both a theoretical and practical perspective. It first explores the history of controlled languages employed by the manufacturing industry to shape and constrain the information in technical documents. The author then offers a comparative analysis of existing controlled languages and distills the best-practice features of those language systems. He concludes by offering innovative models that can be used to develop and trial a new controlled language. This book will be of interest to linguists working in technical and professional communication, as well as writers and practitioners involved in the production of technical documents for companies in multiple industries and geographical locations.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom

    Stephen Crabbe

About the author

Stephen J. Crabbe is Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at the University of Portsmouth, UK. His research interests lie in written and visual technical and professional communication (both modern and historical), and English for specific purposes.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Controlling Language in Industry

  • Book Subtitle: Controlled Languages for Technical Documents

  • Authors: Stephen Crabbe

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52745-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-52744-4Published: 13 February 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84975-1Published: 13 July 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-52745-1Published: 30 January 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 118

  • Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Discourse Analysis, Lexicology/Vocabulary, Language Change, Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages

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