This guide will help students gain the knowledge and confidence to use appropriate words and phrases in an academic context, whatever their discipline or level of study. Used as a reference tool, it will help students to communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by using words precisely and avoiding common mistakes.

Groups words according to function, enabling users to quickly find what they need
Presents words in context, enabling users to see how they are used, with full definitions
Explains the differences in meaning and use between commonly confused words (e.g. affect/effect) and shows students how to avoid making these mistakes themselves
Gives readers the opportunity to put new knowledge into practice through identifying mistakes in sample sentences from real students' writing
Develops students' word knowledge and ability to express themselves clearly in academic writing
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Now contains practice exercises so readers can test their understanding as they goRefreshed, more reader-friendly text design

Autorentext
Jeanne Godfrey lectures at the University of Leeds UK. She has been Chair of the British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes and set up one of the first academic writing centres in a UK university.

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Introduction.- TOPIC, AIM AND ARGUMENT.- 1. Topic- 2. Aim and scope.- 3. Proposition and argument.- DEFINITIONS AND CLASSIFICATION.- 4. Brief definitions.- 5. Classification and characteristics.- METHODOLOGY, METHOD AND FINDINGS.- 6. Methodology, model and method.- 7. Data, findings, problems and anomalies.- AMOUNT, LEVEL AND PROPORTION.- 8. Amount, level, proportion and distribution.- 9. Adequate and inadequate amounts.- CONTEXT, NORMS, RISK AND THREAT.- 10. Context, occurrence, norms and deviation.- 11. Advantage, disadvantage, risk and threat.- COMMUNICATION, UNDERSTANDING AND POSITION.- 12. Communication, expression, signification and portrayal.- 13. Knowledge, understanding, way of thinking and belief.- 14. Position, point of view, impartiality and bias.- 15. Time, sequence, duration and frequency- 16. Change, movement, trend and tendency.- ENCOURAGEMENT, ALLOWANCE AND PREVENTION.- 17. Encouragement and improvement, discouragement and deterioration.- 18. Allowance, prevention, exclusion and elimination.- ORIGIN, CAUSE, EFFECT AND LOGICAL RELATIONSHIP 19. Origin, cause and effect.- 20. Connection, compatibility, reciprocity and lack of relationship.- COMPARISON, SIMILARITY AND DIFFERENCE 21. Comparison, similarity, equivalence, convergence and balance.- 22. Difference, differentiation, diversity and divergence.- ANALYSIS OF EVIDENCE AND ARGUMENTS,- 23. Analysis of evidence and identification of argument flaws.- 24. Grouping of authors' ideas and identification of common themes.- EVALUATION OF EVIDENCE AND ARGUMENTS.- 25. Authors' evaluations of each other.- 26. Your positive evaluation of evidence and arguments.- 27. Your negative evaluation of evidence and arguments.- 28. Your agreement, disagreement, and counterarguments.- IMPORTANCE, IMPLICATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS.- 29. Linking evidence to theory and practice.- 30. Importance, significance and dominance.- 31. Influence and impact.- CONCLUSIONS, CLARIFICATION AND FUTURE ACTION.- 32. Conclusions, implications and new ideas.- 33. Qualifying conclusions and degrees of certainty.- 34. Summary, clarification and restatement of position.- 35. Recommendations, advice and solutions.- APPENDICES.- Latin abbreviations and phrases.- Word class: a brief explanation.- Index: word table.- Index: alphabetical.-<p