New essays in technical and scientific communication : research, theory, practice

Author(s)

• Anderson, Paul V.
• Brockmann, R. John
• Miller, Carolyn R.

Bibliographic Information

New essays in technical and scientific communication : research, theory, practice

edited by Paul V. Anderson, R. John Brockmann, Carolyn R. Miller

（Baywood's technical communications series, v. 2）

Baywood Pub. Co., c1983

• : pbk.

Other Title

New essays in technical & scientific communication

Note

Includes bibliographical references

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

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 Contributors

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Details

• NCID: BA24916892
• ISBN:
  • 0895030365
• LCCN: 83002568
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Farmingdale, N.Y.
• Pages/Volumes: 254 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : T11
  • DC19 : 808/.0666
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Technical writing
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA24916917