This edition is for the exclusive use of universities in Andhra Pradesh as a core textbook for the teaching of General English.
This edition is for the exclusive use of universities in Andhra Pradesh as a core textbook for the teaching of General English.
This book provides a comprehensive review of the current knowledge on writing and publishing scientific research papers and the social contexts. It deals with both English and non-Anglophone science writers, and presents a global perspective and an international focus. The book collects and synthesizes research from a range of disciplines, including applied linguistics, the sociology of science, sociolinguistics, bibliometrics, composition studies, and science education. This multidisciplinary approach helps the reader gain a solid understanding of the subject. Divided into three parts, the book considers the context of scientific papers, the text itself, and the people involved. It explains how the typical sections of scientific papers are structured. Standard English scientific writing style is also compared with science papers written in other languages. The book discusses the strengths and challenges faced by people with different degrees of science writing expertise and the role of journal editors and reviewers.
The appropriate level of claim is achieved by various strategies of modulation.
Passive sentence structures focus attention on the scientific actions and
processes rather than on the scientist. Complex noun structures permit a great
deal of ...
To be complete in 5 volumes, with volume 3 appearing first.
To be complete in 5 volumes, with volume 3 appearing first.
Describes the origin, meaning, and usage of more than eight thousand words and expressions used in medicine, literature, philosophy, and other academic fields.
