![]() ![]() Non-specialist readers need explanations for key terms. Academic readers who are in the same field as we are expect to see discipline specific concepts and words. This post was not a simplistic plea to avoid using “jargon” and to “write clearly”, but rather a pointer to the importance of thinking about who we are writing for. ![]() The ways in which we write simultaneously create acceptance within academia, while also potentially alienating other “outside” readers. I went on to connect the word choices we make with the exercise of academic power. Word choice is not all that matters, but it is important. Tired terminology can put readers off, as they don’t know exactly what we mean – we could be anybody, writing about anything. What’s more, being more conscious about word choice helps academic writers, just like any other writers, develop their own style, and their distinctive ‘voice’. Using cliches and very overused terms can actually prevent academic writers from conveying the richness and diversity of place, people and experience. This is some of what I wrote – Finding the right words is important for more reasons than just avoiding repetition. In that old blog post I was concerned with the importance of word choice. You’ll be relieved to know that I stopped doing that a long time ago and I wouldn’t advise anyone else to do it. I kept a list of these new words – and for some time I learnt one a day. I wrote about my own early experiences of reading texts where people used words that I had never heard of. The post was about the importance of building a vocabulary through the doctorate and beyond. I wrote a blog post about dictionaries in 2014. But I used a dictionary a lot – and I mean a lot – when I started my own PhD. I do still regularly use it as a synonym finder, largely to disrupt writing patterns where I just use the same word over and over. And as I opened it up, I realised that I no longer have to continually look words up when I’m reading. Just yesterday I reached for my dictionary – it’s rather a hefty tome – to check the spelling of a word. Most of us use a dictionary rather more than we let on. Not only doctoral researchers a good dictionary. ![]() Black's rhyming and spelling dictionaryĬataloging source StDuBDS Corbett, Pie Dewey number 423.If you are doing a PhD it’s a good idea to buy, or find online, a good reliable dictionary.Language eng Summary This dictionary supports both the writing and spelling objectives of the National Literacy Strategy at KS2 and should appeal to parents keen to help their children extend their vocabulary and develop their writing skills Member of English language - Rhyme - Dictionaries, Juvenile.Children's / Teenage reference: Dictionaries, school dictionaries.Poetry - Authorship - Juvenile literature.Label Rhyming and spelling dictionary Title Rhyming and spelling dictionary Statement of responsibility Pie Corbett, Ruth Thomson Creator ![]()
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