On Non-predicate Verb Structures in English Product Instructions and Their Translation
MO Qun-li · Journal of Hunan Institute of Engineering · 2003
Product instruction is a part of the practical scientific writing style. Its major function is to introduce to customers the information of quality, function, productive technique and usage of a product. In order to obtain clearness?conciseness and exactness in its expression,non-predicate verb structures are widely applied to replace attributive and adverbial clauses in English product instructions. Analysis of various examples of non-predicate verb structures and their translations in some product instructions will help promote our understanding and application of this kind of practical style.