New Essays in Technical and Scientific Communication Research, Theory, Practice

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Anderson, Paul V
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published United Kingdom Routledge 1983
Taylor & Francis Group
Edition1
SeriesBaywood's technical communications series
Subjects
Psychology
Technical writing
Government Regulatory Agency
Readability Formulas
ICBM
De Augmentis Scientiarum
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
Rhetorical Context
Inventional Models
Grammatical Subject Position
Informative Detail
Research Article
Technical Writing Teachers
Crocus Sativus
Government Funding Agency
American Commercial Aircraft
Toulmin's Theory
Instructional Sheets
Technical Writing
Functional Documents
Flesch's Reading Ease Scale
Leading Edge Strategy
National Academies
Architectural Graphic Standards
Cognitive Psychological Approach
Non-academic Settings
Self-citation Rates
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ISBN9781351842778
1351842773
9780895030368
9780415786089
0895030365
0415786088
DOI10.4324/9781315224060

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Table of Contents:
  • Intro -- New Essays in Technical and Scientific Communication: Research, Theory, Practice -- Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- PART I: EMPIRICAL RESEARCH -- Chapter 1. Studying Writing in Non-Academic Settings -- Chapter 2. Revising Functional Documents: The Scenario Principle -- Chapter 3. Topical Focus in Technical Writing -- PART II: REASSESSING READABILITY -- Chapter 4. What Constitutes a "Readable" Technical Style? -- Chapter 5. A Cognitive Approach to Readability -- PART III: APPROACHES FROM RHETORIC, DISCOURSE THEORY, AND SOCIOLOGY -- Chapter 6. The Role of Models in Technical and Scientific Writing -- Chapter 7. A Rhetoric for Research in Sciences and Technologies -- Chapter 8. A Theoretical Perspective on "How To" Discourse -- Chapter 9. Scientific Writing as a Social Act: A Review of the Literature of the Sociology of Science -- PART IV: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES -- Chapter 10. Style as Therapy in Renaissance Science -- Chapter 11. Bacon, Linnaeus, and Lavoisier: Early Language Reform in the Sciences -- PART V: REDEFINITION -- Chapter 12. What's Technical about Technical Writing? David N. Dobrin -- Contributors -- Baywood's Technical Communications Series -- Back Cover