New Hart's rules : the Oxford style guide /

Waddingham, Anne.

New Hart's rules : the Oxford style guide / Anne Waddingham and R. M. Ritter - United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, c2014 - vi, 464 pages ; 18 cm.

Includes index.

Chapter 1: The parts of a book -- Chapter 2:Preparing copy -- Chapter 3:Spelling and hyphenation -- Chapter 4:Punctuation -- Chapter 5:Capitalization -- Chapter6. Names -- Chapter7. Italic, roman, and other type of treatment -- Chapter8. Work titles in text -- Chapter9. Quotations and direct speech -- Chapter10. Abbreviations and symbols -- Chapter11. Numbers and dates -- Chapter12. Languages -- Chapter13. Law and legal references -- Chapter14. Science, math and computing -- Chapter15. Lists and tables -- Chapter16. Illustrations and artworks -- Chapter17. Notes and references -- Chapter18. Bibliography -- Chapter19. Indexing -- Chapter20. Copyright and other publishing responsibilities -- Chapter21. US and British English .

Hart's Rules has been the authority on style, helping writers and editors prepare copy for publication. The latest edition of this guide has been updated for the twenty-first century using the resources of Oxford Dictionaries and with the advice of publishing experts. Twenty-one chapters give information on all aspects of writing and of preparing copy for publication.

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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES

PN 147 .W33 2014