The language of popular science : analyzing the communication of advanced ideas to lay readers /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Jefferson, N.C. :
McFarland & Company, Inc.,
[2019]
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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.