Features of technical writing Impersonality Objectivity Clarity Conciseness

Features of technical writing • • • Impersonality Objectivity Clarity Conciseness Informativity Readability

Features of technical writing • Personal( I, we) vs impersonal (writer, author, one) - ambiguity • passive vs active • Clarity- redundant words • Conciseness • informativity • readability

conciseness • N+N combination • nominalisation

NOUN +NOUN COMBINATIONS N 1 + N 2 = arm assembly Robot anatomy - occasional formations Ball bearing – established compounds Research project - collocations

N 1 is a characteristic feature of N 2 electricity supply N 1 N 2 electricity man ?

NOUN +NOUN COMBINATIONS OPERATION • operating principle / working substance in operation e. g. friction brake • characteristic working part e. g. belt conveyor • MATERIAL e. g. concrete lagoon • PURPOSE e. g. dialogue boxes

NOUN +NOUN COMBINATIONS • • LOCATION e. g. passenger-side airbag TIME e. g. multiyear science project REFERENCE GROUP e. g. end users SIZE/SHAPE e. g. full-size sedan, disk brakes • NAME OF • INVENTOR/ MANUFACTURER e. g. Hubble telescope, Olivetti robot

NOUN +NOUN COMBINATIONS • A of B e. g. light effects (effects of light), force system = a system of forces •

MULTIPLE NOUN COMBINATIONS oil production costs • robot computer control system

MULTIPLE NOUN COMBINATIONS • machine tool output = the output of a machine tool New meaning • shop-floor data collection system = a system for collection of data from the shop-floor

linguistically acceptable? • High precision magnesium die cast tone arm tube • European global product realization project

Naming function- first mention Permanent word partnerships or multiword lexical units: • Waste water treatment plant • Rear wheel drive • anti-lock disk brakes

Shifting given information to front position –second mention • Ex: • The company is presently unable to create a linakge among the incentives. However, a good incentives linakge system will help us in productive capital investment.

Conciseness –compressing information • Titles: Armoured Vehicle Component Bending Brought In- house Opening sentence: Telford based GKN Defence, manufacturer of armoured vehicles is to bend armour plate components for it Piranha, 8 by 8 wheeled model, in-house using an Edwards Pearson RTS Pressbrake. (source Automotive Materials Processing, Oct 1995, p 28)

nominalisation • With the completion of the exhaust stroke, the cycle begins again. After the exhaust stroke is completed. .

nominalisation • Operation of the relay either opens or closes the contact. • The relay operates so that it either. . .