Academic Writing -- Autumn semester 2005 Handout 6 6 January 2006 (group A), 13 January 2006 (group B) Syntax of academic texts. Word order. Task 1: Copied material will be provided in the class. Abbreviations Task 2: Explain the meaning and function of the following common English abbreviations: i.e. e.g. Cf. NB viz. abbrev. et al. Ed. ibid. m bn pp. ll. chap. No fig. obs. esp. exc. Co. p.a. joc. pop. OHG Quotations Task 3: David Crystal wrote on page 66 of the book mentioned in ->Task 5: In Nigeria, for example, large numbers (thought to be well over 40 per cent of the population) use Nigerian Pidgin English as a second language. a. Write an in-text reference to the study by Crystal, provided that the book has been included in the Reference section of your essay/thesis/paper.. (Crystal uvádí, že ... / V Crystalově práci ...) b. Paraphrase the information above and provide the appropriate reference. c. Quote the above Crystal´s statement (Podle Crystala ... / Crystal napsal, že "...") and provide the appropriate reference. d. Make a block quote (i.e. a long quotation, usually of a text of over 40 words) of a statement starting with the above Crystal´s sentence.How will the punctuation and reference change? Notes Task 4: Transform the above model sentence into a footnote. Bibliography/reference Task 5: A. Order the components of reference to the book called "English as a Global Language" by David Crystal, published by Cambridge University Press (first edition in 1997, second edition--the one you own in paperback and refer to--in 2003), containing 212 pages and having ISBN 0 521 53032 6 (paperback) and 0 521 82347 1 (hardback) following a) the Czech standards b) some respected British or American standards B. What does the reference to a journal article look like? (e.g. "The Power of Oil" by Nigel Clark and Melissa Fernandez, Journal of Political Science, No. 11, November 2003, pages 234-267) C. What does the reference to a government publication look like? (e.g. Národní ústav duševní hygieny under the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic, "Vrozené a získané duševní poruchy učitelů", subtitle "Výzkumná zpráva projektu Duševní zdraví a vzdělávání", 2005, Praha, publ. č. MZ ČR 45-00753/05). D. What does the reference to a movie picture or videotape look like? (e.g. Pelíšky, ...) Electronic sources Electronic sources include aggregated databases, online journals, Web sites or Web pages, newsgroups, Web- or e-mail-based discussion groups, and Web- or e-mail-based newsletters. Documents available via the Internet include articles from periodicals (journals, newsletters, newspapers), documents standing on their own (research papers, reports, online books), or those in a Web-based format (Web page, newsgroup). Components of a URL (= uniform resource locator, i.e. an Internet address): protocol (e.g. http = hypertext transfer protocol, ftp = file transfer protocol, telnet, gopher)://host name (i.e. the server on which the file resides, e.g. www.ucla.edu)/path to a document/file name of a specific document (e.g. citations2000.html) Citations of electronic sources -- basic components and punctuation: Online periodical: Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (2000). Title of article. Title of Periodical, xx, xxxxxx. Retrieved month day, year, from source. Online document: Author, A. A. (2000). Title of work. Retrieved month day, year, from source. or Author's Last Name, First Name. [author's internet address, if available]. "Title of Work" or "title line of message." In "Title of Complete Work" or title of list/site as appropriate. [internet address]. Date, if available. Examples: World Wide Web Limb, Peter. "Relationships between Labour & African Nationalist/Liberation Movements in Southern Africa." [http://neal.ctstateu. edu/history/world_history/archives/limb-l.html]. May 1992. FTP Site Heinrich, Gregor. [100303.100@compuserve.com]. "Where There Is Beauty, There is Hope: Sau Tome e Principe." [ftp.cs.ubc.ca/ pub/local/FAQ/african/gen/saoep.txt]. July 1994. Gopher Site Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Barbara. "Making Difference." [gopher.uic.edu The Researcher/History/H-Net/H-Amstdy (American Studies)/Essays & Discussions About American Studies]. 20 July 1995. Footnote and endnote citations -- basic components and punctuation: (note number) Author's First name and Last name, (author's internet address, if available), "Title of Work" or "title line of message," in "Title of Complete Work" or title of list/site as appropriate, (internet address), date if available. Examples: World Wide Web (2) Peter Limb, "Relationships between Labour & African Nationalist/Liberation Movements in Southern Africa," [http://neal.ctstateu.edu/history/world_history/archives/limb-l.html], May 1992. FTP Site (3)Gregor Heinrich, [100303.100@compuserve.com], "Where There Is Beauty, There is Hope: Sao Tome e Principe," [ftp.cs.ubc.ca/pub/local/FAQ/african/gen/saoep.txt], July 1994. (4) Sonya Legg, [legg@harquebus.cgd.ucar.edu], "African history book list," in [soc.culture.african], 5 September 1994. Gopher Site (5) "Democratic Party Platform, 1860," [wiretap.spies.com Wiretap Online Library/civic & Historical/Political Platforms of the U.S.], 18 June 1860. (6) Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, "Making Difference," [gopher.uic.edu The Researcher/History/H-Net/H-Amstdy (American Studies)/Essays & Discussions About American Studies], 20 July 1995. E-Mail Messages (8) Mel Page, [pagem@etsuarts.east-tenn-st.edu], "African dance...and Malawi," private e-mail message to Masankho Banda, [mbanda@igc.apc.org], 28 November 1994. Selected from Page, Melvin E. "A Brief Citation Guide for Internet Sources in History and the Humanities." [http://library.byu.edu/~rdh/eurodocs/cite.html].1995.