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The Canadian Writer’s Handbook, Fifth Edition
For over twenty-five years, The Canadian Writer’s Handbook has provided invaluable guidance on all aspects of the writing process, from the mechanics of building strong sentences and paragraphs to the intricacies of writing, formatting, and documenting full-length research papers. Canadian sources, spelling, and usage are featured throughout the Handbook, which draws on research done by the editorial team that produced the best-selling Canadian Oxford Dictionary.

Building on the foundations laid by William Messenger and Jan de Bruyn, Judy Brown and Ramona Montagnes have completely updated this comprehensive and authoritative text to meet the needs of today’s students.

The fifth edition of the Handbook has also been reorganized to better suit the needs of students and instructors. Icons highlight material of particular benefit to students for whom English is an additional language. Its strong focus on the needs of Canadian writers at the university and college levels makes The Canadian Writer’s Handbook an indispensable course text and reference book.

Special features:
  • detailed advice to help students master both basic and advanced aspects of grammar
  • abundant examples and review exercises to reinforce the essential points in each section
  • the latest MLA, APA, Chicago, and CSE guidelines for documenting sources and preparing reference lists
  • discussion of ethics in writing as well as advice on avoiding gender bias, plagiarism, and common errors in spelling and grammar.
  • a variety of charts, checklists, and information boxes for reference when revising and proofreading written work
  • a collection of marked and unmarked student essays, serving as models for how to format, edit, and document written work
  • an omnibus checklist for planning and revising, acknowledging the Canadian context
 The Canadian Writer's Handbook, 4th Edition
The Canadian Writer’s Handbook will be particularly helpful to students taking courses in university writing, academic writing, composition, literature and composition, creative writing.

Edited by William E. Messenger, Jan de Bruyn, Judy Brown and Ramona Montagnes. Published by Oxford University Press, 2007.
   
Catalogue No. 978-0-19-542755-4
Price $54.95
Format Hardcover
Pages 656
Language English only
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