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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 The Language of Global Business Is International English; A Riddle; The Two Strategies: Culture-Free, Culture-Fair; Discussion Questions; Sources and Resources; 2 Principles of Simplicity; Meaning and Risk; Ogden's Basic English; Discussion Questions; Sources and Resources; 3 Principles of Clarity; The Problem: Clear Only If Known; Discussion Questions; Sources and Resources; 4 Reducing Burdens; Reading and Stress; Punctuation and International English; Reducing Burdens as an Ethical Objective; Discussion Questions; Sources and Resources

5 Writing for TranslationLimits on Translation; Translation Is a Business Expense; Preparing a Manuscript for Translation; Controlled Language and the Future of Translation; Discussion Questions; Sources and Resources; 6 Principles of Correspondence; Business Letters: An Exercise in Style; Discussion Questions; Sources and Resources; 7 Principles of Cultural Adaptation; Issues of Philosophy and "Hypernorms"; Discussion Questions; Sources and Resources; Appendix 1 Projects for Students of International English; Appendix 2 Sentences that Need Editing

Appendix 3 Instructional/Technical Passages that Overburden the ReaderAppendix 4 A Portfolio of Bad News Letters; Appendix 5 An Internationalized Website Checklist; Index

This handbook - for anyone who needs to write English correspondence for an international business audience - integrates the theory and controversies of intercultural communication with the practical skills of writing and editing English for those who read it as a second language.

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