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We have three main objectives in writing this style guide: to provide an all-purpose guide to consistent presentation for University staff in written communications. to review the guide at least once a year, ensuring that it properly reflects modern usage and is fit for purpose, and to update it as required.
In this Guide, ‘style’ is synonymous with a set of accepted linguistic conventions; it therefore refers to recommended in-house usage, not to literary style. Excellent advice on how to improve writing style is given in The Plain English Guide by Martin Cutts (Oxford University Press, 1999) and Style: Toward Clarity and Grace by Joseph M.
Define: Give the meaning; bring attention to different interpretations and problems with the definition. Demonstrate/illustrate/show: Present the stages/factors that give rise to a phenomenon or show how an assertion is valid; present in a logical order with examples/evidence/reasoned arguments.
According to distinguished literary scholar M.H. Abrams, style is traditionally defined as “the manner of linguistic expression in prose or verse—it is how speakers or writers say whatever it is that they say.”1 Features of style include the following: diction (word choice) sentence structure and syntax. nature of figurative language.
Identify and apply the appropriate rules for formatting, citation, referencing, and other essential aspects of academic writing in accordance with your discipline, type/genre of work (e.g. essay, research paper, literature report, etc.), and language (English, French, German).
This Writer’s Style Guide mainly uses Modern Languages Association (MLA) style. It is the preferred style in many North American colleges and universities, particularly for English
This handbook gives general guidance about how to write in the ‘academic style’ LSHTM expects. It should be applicable for students at all levels (MSc, Diploma, Certificate, short course, or even Research Degrees), whether studying in London or by distance learning.
