The language of popular science : analyzing the communication of advanced ideas to lay readers /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pilkington, Olga A. (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., [2019]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction: popular science: an overview
  • 1. A linguist looks at popular science
  • 2. Personal narratives
  • 3. Narratives of discovery: explanation made easy
  • 4. Narratives and ideology: What's in a structure?
  • 5. What they say: Speech of scientists
  • 6. What they imagine is possible: Thoughts of scientists
  • 7. Literature and limericks: Writing in popular science
  • 8. Definitions: Types and methods
  • 9. Interacting with readers through definition
  • 10. The fictionalized reader
  • 11. Lab lit: Fictional science
  • Conclusion: Professional science, popular science and the English language
  • Epilogue
  • List of primary texts
  • References
  • Index.