Index – 265
secondary sources, see sources
self and selfhood in writing, 4, 13,
17–18, 35–6, 136, 139;see also
confusion, between self and
material; essay topics, choosing
of; ‘I’ and ‘we’, use of; language
and self
sense and nonsense, 178
sentence adverbials, see linking terms
sentence fragments, see verbless
sentences
sentence length, 16, 175
sentence structure, 3, 151–61, 167–93
see also comparative structures;
parallelism in sentence structure
Shakespeare, William, 132, 214, 221
significance, 198
singular and plural, see number
agreement
‘some’, 43–6, 217, 245, 247, 250
sources (primary, secondary, tertiary),
57–63, 82, 162, 188
see also evidence
‘speculate’, see ‘conjecture’
speculating, 22–4, 61–2, 138
see also analysis, modes of
statistical techniques, 99, 126
Stevenson, R. L., 167
Strawson, P. F., 199
structural intentions, 68, 79–81, 217–18
digressing, 80
foreshadowing, 80
generalising, 80, 117, 123, 143,
174
itemising, 80
particularising, 80, 117, 135
recapitulating, summarising,
80, 81, 134–5, 140–3
revisiting, reminding, 80, 81
style, 151, 175, 215–16
abstract and concrete, 182–3
analytical, 136, 199
conventions of, 231–9;see also
conventions
subjectivity and objectivity, see ‘I’ and
‘we’, uses of; ‘disinterested’ vs
‘uninterested’
subject matter, you and your, 7–12
substantiating a generalisation, see
elaborating a generalisation
substitution of words, 172, 220–1
suggesting, 136–8, 140–2
summarising, see structural
intentions
tables, conventions governing, 159, 234
tense, 155, 171, 177, 218
‘ethnographic present’, 157–9
tertiary sources, see sources
see also textbooks
testability, 198
textbooks, 57–9
texture, in your writing, 215–29
‘that’ clause, 176–7
‘the’ + abstract noun, 184
theories, 9;see also analysis, modes of:
theorising
‘therefore’, misused as a conjunction,
175
thesaurus, 114
thinking, 12
and language, 114–15;see also style,
abstract and concrete
speculative, see speculating
time, efficient use of, 23–4, 55, 57
time and tense, see tense
timetables for meeting deadlines, 5,
11–12
‘to’ vs ‘with’, see ‘compare’
topic sentence, see main point
tutor, consulting your, 14–15, 26, 41,
169, 171–4, 197, 198, 231, 244,
245, 250
tutors’ comments, 9, 117–18, 123, 127,
128, 153, 162
tutors’ expectations, 8, 13–15, 39, 41,
96, 154
typefaces, see fonts
‘understand’, 153, 162
understanding, see language, and your
understanding
‘uninterested’ vs ‘disinterested’, see
‘disinterested’ vs ‘uninterested’
secondary sources, see sources
self and selfhood in writing, 4, 13,
17–18, 35–6, 136, 139;see also
confusion, between self and
material; essay topics, choosing
of; ‘I’ and ‘we’, use of; language
and self
sense and nonsense, 178
sentence adverbials, see linking terms
sentence fragments, see verbless
sentences
sentence length, 16, 175
sentence structure, 3, 151–61, 167–93
see also comparative structures;
parallelism in sentence structure
Shakespeare, William, 132, 214, 221
significance, 198
singular and plural, see number
agreement
‘some’, 43–6, 217, 245, 247, 250
sources (primary, secondary, tertiary),
57–63, 82, 162, 188
see also evidence
‘speculate’, see ‘conjecture’
speculating, 22–4, 61–2, 138
see also analysis, modes of
statistical techniques, 99, 126
Stevenson, R. L., 167
Strawson, P. F., 199
structural intentions, 68, 79–81, 217–18
digressing, 80
foreshadowing, 80
generalising, 80, 117, 123, 143,
174
itemising, 80
particularising, 80, 117, 135
recapitulating, summarising,
80, 81, 134–5, 140–3
revisiting, reminding, 80, 81
style, 151, 175, 215–16
abstract and concrete, 182–3
analytical, 136, 199
conventions of, 231–9;see also
conventions
subjectivity and objectivity, see ‘I’ and
‘we’, uses of; ‘disinterested’ vs
‘uninterested’
subject matter, you and your, 7–12
substantiating a generalisation, see
elaborating a generalisation
substitution of words, 172, 220–1
suggesting, 136–8, 140–2
summarising, see structural
intentions
tables, conventions governing, 159, 234
tense, 155, 171, 177, 218
‘ethnographic present’, 157–9
tertiary sources, see sources
see also textbooks
testability, 198
textbooks, 57–9
texture, in your writing, 215–29
‘that’ clause, 176–7
‘the’ + abstract noun, 184
theories, 9;see also analysis, modes of:
theorising
‘therefore’, misused as a conjunction,
175
thesaurus, 114
thinking, 12
and language, 114–15;see also style,
abstract and concrete
speculative, see speculating
time, efficient use of, 23–4, 55, 57
time and tense, see tense
timetables for meeting deadlines, 5,
11–12
‘to’ vs ‘with’, see ‘compare’
topic sentence, see main point
tutor, consulting your, 14–15, 26, 41,
169, 171–4, 197, 198, 231, 244,
245, 250
tutors’ comments, 9, 117–18, 123, 127,
128, 153, 162
tutors’ expectations, 8, 13–15, 39, 41,
96, 154
typefaces, see fonts
‘understand’, 153, 162
understanding, see language, and your
understanding
‘uninterested’ vs ‘disinterested’, see
‘disinterested’ vs ‘uninterested’