New Oxford style manual

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New Oxford style manual

Oxford University Press, c2012

[2nd ed.]

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Oxford style manual

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"Updated and revised versions of New Hart's rules and the New Oxford dictionary for writers and editors, both originally published in 2005"--Pref

Includes index

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  • New Hart's rules
  • New Oxford dictionary for writers and editors

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The New Oxford Style Manual brings together two essential reference works in a single volume. New Hart's Rules, Oxford's definite guide to style, consists of 20 chapters and gives authoritative and expert advice on how to prepare copy for publication. Topics covered include how to punctuate and hyphenate accurately, capitalization guidelines, structure your text coherently, how to use quotations and citations clearly, how to provide accurate references, UK and US usage, and much more. The guidelines are complemented by the New Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors which features 25,000 A-Z entries giving authoritative advice on those words and names which raise questions time and time again because of spelling, capitalization, hyphenation, or cultural and historical context. Entries give full coverage of recommended spellings, variant forms, confusable words, hyphenation, capitalization, foreign and specialist terms, proper names, and abbreviations. The dictionary also includes superb appendices for quick reference including proofreading marks, countries and currencies, and alphabets. Combining these two updated works and drawing on the unrivalled research and expertise of the Oxford Reference and Dictionaries departments, this volume is an essential part of every editor's and writer's toolkit.

Table of Contents

  • NEW HART'S RULES
  • 1. The parts of a book
  • 2. Preparing copy
  • 3. Spelling and hyphenation
  • 4. Punctuation
  • 5. Capitalization
  • 6. Names
  • 7. Italic, roman, and other type treatments
  • 8. Work titles in text
  • 9. Quotations and direct speech
  • 10. Abbreviations and symbols
  • 11. Numbers and dates
  • 12. Languages
  • 13. Law and legal references
  • 14. Science, mathematics, and computing
  • 15. Lists and Tables
  • 16. Illustrations
  • 17. Notes and references
  • 18. Bibliography
  • 19. Indexing
  • 20. Copyright and other publishing responsibilities
  • NEW OXFORD DICTIONARY FOR WRITERS AND EDITORS

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