Keeping to the Code: A Rhetorical Analysis of the Evolution of Technical Style Guides in the Computer Age

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dc.contributor.authorWimer, Rachel
dc.creatorWimer, Rachel
dc.date2009-05-15
dc.date.accessioned2009-09-16T14:28:08Z
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dc.date.available2009-09-16T14:28:08Z
dc.date.issued2009-09-16T14:28:08Z
dc.description.abstractThis thesis provides a rhetorical analysis of technical style guides beginning with the history of technical writing and style guides, the evolution of style guides, and individual case studies, concluding that a style guide must be kept up to date or otherwise be rendered irrelevant.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/5595
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subjectStyle
dc.subjectTechnical writing
dc.subjectMicrosoft
dc.subjectStyle guides
dc.subjectGrammar
dc.subjectRhetoric
dc.titleKeeping to the Code: A Rhetorical Analysis of the Evolution of Technical Style Guides in the Computer Age
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.disciplineEnglish
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelMaster's
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts in English

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