Glossary
We’ve curated a glossary of terms regarding all things writing and publishing related. From commonly-used terms to abbreviations, our glossary will guide writers and people starting out in publishing, to cut through the jargon and gain a better understanding.
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Perfect binding
A glue/adhesive-based binding for attaching the pages to the spine of the cover.
Permissions
Clearing permission from the copyright holder to re-use, in a book, material such as images, illustrations or text that were originally published in another book.
Personal pronoun
Pronoun that stands in place of the speaker, the person spoken to, or the person spoken about. The English personal pronouns are I, we, you, he, she, it and they.
A more extensive list of grammatical terms is included in The Right Word: A Writer’s Toolkit of Grammar, Vocabulary and Literary Terms (Bloomsbury 2021)
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Personification
An idea, or event presented as a human operation; adopting human attributes.
A more extensive list of literary terms, with quotations from fiction and non-fiction sources showing the terms in use, is included in The Right Word: A Writer’s Toolkit of Grammar, Vocabulary and Literary Terms (Bloomsbury 2021)
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Phrasal verb
Verb consisting of an inflecting root and one or more adverbs or prepositions that functions as a semantic unit, for example, break down, look forward.
A more extensive list of grammatical terms is included in The Right Word: A Writer’s Toolkit of Grammar, Vocabulary and Literary Terms (Bloomsbury 2021)
© Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 2021