Communicating Science

The Scientific Article from the 17th Century to the Present

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Linguistics
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Author: Alan G. Gross, Joseph E. Harmon, Michael S. Reidy ISBN: 9780190285463
Publisher: Oxford University Press Publication: April 11, 2002
Imprint: Oxford University Press Language: English
Author: Alan G. Gross, Joseph E. Harmon, Michael S. Reidy
ISBN: 9780190285463
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication: April 11, 2002
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Language: English

This book describes the development of the scientific article from its modest beginnings to the global phenomenon that it has become today. Their analysis of a large sample of texts in French, English, and German focuses on the changes in the style, organization, and argumentative structure of scientific communication over time. They also speculate on the future currency of the scientific article, as it enters the era of the World Wide Web. This book is an outstanding resource text in the rhetoric of science, and will stand as the definitive study on the topic.

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This book describes the development of the scientific article from its modest beginnings to the global phenomenon that it has become today. Their analysis of a large sample of texts in French, English, and German focuses on the changes in the style, organization, and argumentative structure of scientific communication over time. They also speculate on the future currency of the scientific article, as it enters the era of the World Wide Web. This book is an outstanding resource text in the rhetoric of science, and will stand as the definitive study on the topic.

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