Writing 2111F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Standard Written English, English Language In England, Canadian English
9 May 2016
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Read: locker/findlay, chapter 3 and appendix a"; (see also. Canadian writer"s handbook [ cwh ], part i, chapters 1 and 2) Discussion topic: apply the principles articulated in the unit 3 lecture notes to the following example. Post a revised version, and explain why you made the changes you did. In this unit, after an initial discussion of conventions" and rules," we will concentrate primarily on issues raised by chapter 3 in our text. Those issues have to do with clarity in writing. In considering these questions, we will begin to define and work with two basic concepts: coherence and cohesion. We will be considering those concepts at three levels: First, a few working definitions to set the following discussion in context. Note that i am making certain assumptions here and throughout, which ignore the debates which can rage (in linguistics) around these various topics! Nevertheless, there is broad consensus on the following:
