LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 11 : 9 September 2011
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
         Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D.
         B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.
         A. R. Fatihi, Ph.D.
         Lakhan Gusain, Ph.D.
         Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D.
         S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
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         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.

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Some Linguistic Aspects of Proofreading in Indian Languages

M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.

What Is Proofreading?

To proofread means reading printers’ proofs, copy, etc. according to standard definition. However, in practice, to proofread means correcting our own errors in whatever we have written and have printed, or are about to print and submit to others to read.

A Proofreading Checklist

It is useful to have a proofreading checklist when we wish to proofread our material:

1. Have I followed the directions provided in writing this material? Or have I followed the instructions that I set for myself in writing this material?

2. Are the title page, chapter headings, paper setup (portrait/landscape), numbering, and margins in the style sheet that I followed in writing this material? Have I consistently followed these design elements?

3. Have I used consistently the same font and font-size? How about italics? How about bold fonts? Did I use them sparingly and with a definite purpose and rule in mind?

4. Have I given the line-spacing required for the type of material I’ve written? Did I follow the line spacing consistently?

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