Index
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
G
References are to paragraph numbers except where specified as table, figure (fig.), or page number (p.). Page numbers in the online edition link directly to terms in the glossary (appendix B).
- galleries
- definition, p. 896
- list of illustrations in, 3.38
- manuscript preparation guidelines, 2.25
- numbering illustrations in, 3.14
- placement of, 3.6
- plates in, 3.5
- galley proofs, 2.101, p. 896
- gatefolds (French flaps), 1.67
- gender
- definition of noun gender, 5.14
- pronouns: antecedents of different genders, 5.34; of indeterminate gender, 5.45; it, third-person singular, 5.41
- when to use language for specific, 5.229
- See also bias-free language
- genealogical charts, 3.45, fig. 3.10. See also charts and graphs
- generic markup, 2.55–56, 2.70–71, 2.78, 2.96, 6.102. See also markup tags and languages
- genetics, 8.130–32
- genitives
- form of, 5.39
- possessives, 7.24
- prepositional phrase replaced by, 5.187
- pronoun and gender in, 5.41
- See also possessives
- genus and species
- abbreviation of genus name, 8.120
- authorities on, 8.118
- author names and, 8.123
- divisions higher than genus, 8.125
- English derivatives from, 8.126
- plant hybrids, 8.124
- subspecies and varieties, 8.121
- unspecified species and varieties, 8.122
- geographical terminology
- abbreviation of geography, 10.43
- abbreviations: avenue, street, and such, 10.34; Canadian provinces and territories, 10.29; city plus state, comma with, 10.30; compass points, 10.35–36; country names, 10.32; latitude and longitude, 10.37; place-names with Fort, Saint, and such, 10.31, 11.29, 16.90, 16.93; US, when to use, 10.33; US states and territories, 10.28
- generic terms for, 8.53
- real vs. metaphorical names, 8.49
- urban areas, 8.48
- See also compass points and directions; place-names
- geological terminology
- abbreviation of geology, 10.43
- formal vs. generic, 8.134
- resources on, 8.133
- stratigraphy, 8.135
- German language, 11.41–48
- articles (parts of speech), 16.52
- billion, 5.220
- names, 8.8
- new orthography of, 11.41
- punctuation, 11.43–44
- special characters, 11.48
- Germany
- currency, 9.24
- formerly GDR (German Democratic Republic) and FRG (Federal Republic of Germany), 10.32
- See also German language
- gerunds
- dangling, 5.113
- definition, 5.110
- as nouns, 5.25
- participles compared with, 5.111
- possessives with, 7.26
- word division, 7.36
- See also participles and participial phrases
- ghostwritten books, documentation of, 14.89
- GIF, defined, p. 896
- glossaries
- and indexing, 16.109
- punctuation, 2.21
- references to, 8.177
- in web-based publications, 1.114
- glosses
- ASL signs, 11.147–54
- governmental entities
- abbreviations of, 10.24–25
- administrative, 8.62
- courts: basic elements in documentation, 14.288; Canadian, 14.306; international, 14.316; names and terms, treatment in text, 8.63; UK courts, 14.310; US federal, 14.290; US state and local, 14.291; US Supreme Court, 14.289
- judicial, 8.63
- loose-leaf services of, 14.251
- numbers for successive governing bodies, 9.46
- Government Printing Office (GPO), 9.22, 14.303
- grades, scholastic, 7.60
- grammar
- definitions, 5.1
- parts of speech, 5.3
- parts of speech, abbreviations of, 10.43
- schools of thought, 5.2
- “usage” compared with, 5.216
- See also adjectives; adverbs; conjunctions; interjections and exclamations; nouns; prepositions; pronouns; verbs; word usage
- grants and subventions, 1.19, 1.31, fig. 1.1
- graphs, fair use of, 4.84. See also charts and graphs
- Great Britain. See British style; United Kingdom
- Greek language, including classical, 11.130–41
- abbreviation of Greek, 10.43
- breathings and accents: accent marks, 11.130, 11.133; breathing marks, 11.130, 11.132; unaccented words, 11.134; on vowels, 11.130, 11.135
- punctuation, 11.136
- resources on, 11.130
- typesetting issues, 11.131
- word division: compounds, 11.141; consecutive vowels, 11.138; single consonants, 11.139; two or more consonants, 11.140
- See also classical works
- guillemets
- gutter, defined, p. 896