Presented Discourse in Popular Science - Professional Voices in Books for Lay Audiences (Hardcover)

In Presented Discourse in Popular Science, Olga A. Pilkington explores the forms and functions of the voices of scientists in books written for non-professionals. This study confirms the importance of considering presentation of discourse outside of literary fiction: popular science uses presented discourse in ways uncommon for fiction yet not conventional for non-fiction either. This analysis is an acknowledgement of the social consequences of popularization. Discourse presentation of scientists reconstructs the world of the scientific community as a human space but also projects back into it an image of the scientist the public wants to see. At the same time, Pilkington's findings strengthen the view of popularization that rejects the notion of a strict divide between professional and popular science.

General

Imprint:	Brill
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Studies in Pragmatics, XX
Release date:	July 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Olga Pilkington
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Laminated cover
Pages:	188
ISBN-13:	978-90-04-36596-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sociolinguistics Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Semantics (meaning) > General Promotions
LSN:	90-04-36596-6
Barcode:	9789004365964

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