Communicating science : the scientific article from the 17th century to the present
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, oganization, 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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9780195134544, 9781429401869, 9781280530906, 9786610530908, 9780195350692, 0195134540, 1429401869, 1280530901, 6610530904, 0195350693
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Contents
Introduction
1 Communicative and Argumentative Development Illustrated
2 Style and Presentation in the 17th Century
3 Argument in the 17th Century
4 Style and Presentation in the 18th Century
5 Argument in the 18th Century
6 Style and Presentation in the 19th Century
7 Argument in the 19th Century
8 Style and Presentation in the 20th Century
9 Argument in the 20th Century
10 Explaining the Development of the Scientific Article
Epilogue58; Past44; Present44; Future
Appendix A58; Method for Sampling Scientific Texts
Appendix B58; Method for Analyzing Scientific Texts
Appendix C58; Noun45;Phrase Analysis
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