ABSTRACT
The use of a consistent and appropriate style of writing is an important part of the whole research procedure. Thorough and valuable research findings are of little use unless they are clearly and effectively communicated. The purpose of a dissertation is to present the products of a serious study in a clear, dispassionate manner. The emphasis should be on a clear, logical and objective presentation of material with a sharp analysis of the evidence, although this need be neither dull nor pedantic. Ambiguity of any kind not only invalidates the possibility of replication but is often taken to be an indication of imprecision of thought on the part of the writer. The dissertation can be seen as a logical ordering of a chain of ideas, data, analyses and interpretations. The grouping and regrouping of ideas and data into logical sequences is a major part of the intellectual effort that dissertation writing demands.
