The copyeditor's handbook : a guide for book publishing and corporate communications /

"Unstuffy, hip, and often funny, The Copyeditor's Handbook has become an indispensable resource both for new editors and for experienced hands who want to refresh their skills and broaden their understanding of the craft of copyediting. This fourth edition incorporates the latest advice fr...

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Auteurs principaux: Einsohn, Amy (Auteur), Schwartz, Marilyn (Auteur)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Langue:anglais
Publié: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019]
Édition:Fourth edition, revised, updated, and expanded.
Accès en ligne:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvh1dnmz
Table des matières:
  • Preface to the fourth edition / Marilyn Schwartz
  • Preface to the previous edition / Amy Einsohn
  • Part 1. The ABCs of copyediting. What copyeditors do
  • Basic procedures
  • Reference books and resources
  • Part 2. Editorial style. Punctuation
  • Spelling and hyphenation
  • Capitalization and the treatment of names
  • Numbers and numerals
  • Quotations
  • Abbreviations and symbols
  • Tables, graphs, and art
  • References
  • Front matter, back matter, and running heads
  • Markup
  • Part 3. Language editing. Grammar and usage : principles and pitfalls
  • Beyond grammar.