Paul Anderson, John Brockman, Carolyn Miller

New Essays in Technical and Scientific Communication (eBook, ePUB)

Research, Theory, Practice

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

New Essays in Technical and Scientific Communication represents the most important collection of writings about technical communications ever compiled. Focusing on a wide range of theoretical and practical issues, these essays reflect the rigor, vitality, and interdisciplinary nature of modern technical communications. This represents a collection of the very best scholarly work being done.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. März 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351842761
• Artikelnr.: 56941706

Autorenporträt

Paul Anderson, John Brockman, Carolyn Miller

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Paul V. Anderson, R. John Brockmann, and Carolyn R. Miller
PART I: EMPIRICAL RESEARCH
Studying Writing in Non-Academic Settings Lee Odell, Dixie Goswami, Anne
Herrington, and Doris Quick Revising Functional Documents: The Scenario
Principle Linda Flower, John R. Hayes, and Heidi Swarts
Topical Focus in Technical Writing Lester Faigley and Stephen P. Witte
PART II: REASSESSING READABILITY
What Constitutes a "Readable" Technical Style? Jack Selzer A Cognitive
Approach to Readability Thomas N. Huckin
PART III: APPROACHES FROM RHETORIC, DISCOURSE THEORY, AND SOCIOLOGY
The Role of Models in Technical and Scientific Writing Victoria M. Winkler
A Rhetoric for Research in Sciences and Technologies James P. Zappen
A Theoretical Perspective on "How To" Discourse Elizabeth Harris
Scientific Writing as a Social Act: A Review of the Literature of the
Sociology of Science Charles Bazerman
PART IV: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
Style as Therapy in Renaissance Science James Stephens Bacon, Linnaeus, and
Lavoisier: Early Language Reform in the Sciences James Paradis
PART V: REDEFINITION What's Technical about Technical Writing? David N.
Dobrin
Contributors