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New Essays in Technical and Scientific Communication Paul Anderson (University of Warwick, UK)

New Essays in Technical and Scientific Communication By Paul Anderson (University of Warwick, UK)

New Essays in Technical and Scientific Communication by Paul Anderson (University of Warwick, UK)

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Represents an important collection of writings about technical communications. Focusing on a range of theoretical and practical issues, this title includes essays which reflect the rigor, vitality, and interdisciplinary nature of modern technical communications.

New Essays in Technical and Scientific Communication Summary

New Essays in Technical and Scientific Communication: Research, Theory, Practice by Paul Anderson (University of Warwick, UK)

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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Paul Anderson, John Brockman, Carolyn Miller

Table of Contents

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

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NPB9780415786089
9780415786089
0415786088
New Essays in Technical and Scientific Communication: Research, Theory, Practice by Paul Anderson (University of Warwick, UK)
Paul Anderson (University of Warwick, UK)
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Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2019-01-21
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