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100 | 1 | _aPilkington, Olga. | |
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_aPresented Discourse in Popular Science : _bProfessional Voices in Books for Lay Audiences. |
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_aBoston : _bBRILL, _c2018. |
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_aStudies in Pragmatics Series ; _vv.17 |
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505 | 0 | _aIntro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Popular Science, Overview of the Genre -- Why Popular Science is Important and How it Shapes the Reader's Perception of the Scientific Community -- History of Popular Science -- Language: Professional and Popular -- Authors and Readers -- A Genre with an Agenda -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2. Theoretical Perspectives -- Presented Discourse: An Overview of Analytical Approaches -- Leech and Short's (1981) Model -- Semino and Short's (2004) Model -- Short's (2007, 2012) Commentary on the Semino and Short (2004) and Leech and Short (1981) Models -- Fictionality: Questions about Definition -- The Importance of Emotionality in Popular Science -- Dramatization, Emotionality and Professional Science -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3. Analytical Background, Framework, Texts, and Methods -- Introduction -- General Role of Discourse Presentation in Fiction and Non-fiction -- The Framework for Presented Discourse Analysis of the Popular Science Corpus -- Corpus Selection and Methodology -- Why Study Popular Science Narratives? -- Description of the Popular Science Corpus -- Comparison of Frequency Information for the Popular Science Corpus with the Semino and Short Findings -- Presentation of Communicated Discourse in the Narratives of Discovery and Speech/Writing Presentation in Semino and Short (2004) -- Presentation of Thought in the Narratives of Discovery and in Semino and Short (2004) -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4. Dramatization in the Narratives of Discovery: The Roles of Communicated Discourse and Thought Presentation -- Introduction -- Dramatization in Presented Discourse: It is Not Just (F)DS -- Dramatization through NPSA and NPTA -- Dialogic NPSA. | |
505 | 8 | _aStrings of NPSA and Interaction of Discourse Presentation Types -- Borderline Dialogic NPSA -- Dramatization through (F)DS: Emotionality -- Dramatization through (F)DS: Personal Perspective -- Dramatization through IS and FIS: Emotionality and Dialogue -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5. Beyond Dramatization -- Introduction -- Hypotheses and Discoveries: Presentation of Thought is Not so Private -- Scientific Hypotheses: NPTA and IT -- Introduction of Discoveries: IT -- Non-dramatizing Communicated Discourse: Explanation of Science -- Indirect Speech -- Narrator's Presentation of Speech Acts -- (Free)Direct Speech -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6. Presented Discourse outside the Narratives of Discovery -- Introduction -- Celebratory Discourse -- "A Neutrino Walks into a Bar": Humor in Presented Discourse -- "All Healthy Bodies Resemble Each Other, While Each Unhealthy Body is Unhealthy in Its Own Way": Literary References in Presented Discourse -- Speech Presentation versus Writing Presentation: Another Look -- Confirming the Fusion of Non-fiction and Fiction-Like Qualities of Presented Discourse in Popular Science -- The Fictionalized Reader in Popular Science -- Conclusion -- Chapter 7. Conclusion -- The Role of Presented Discourse in the Formation of Positive Bias -- Appendix. Practical Applications of Research Findings -- Popular Science as a Literary Genre -- The Role of Presented Discourse in Science Communication to the Public -- Creating Engaging Characters -- Direct Speech vs. Narrator's Presentation of Speech Acts: Construction of Dialogue -- Direct and Indirect Thought: Introducing Positive and Negative Hypotheses -- Indirect Speech: Showing the Creative Side of Scientists -- Using Narratives -- Explaining Science through Stories -- Narrative Structure: Labov's Model in the New Century. | |
505 | 8 | _aPattern Recycling and Pattern Preview: Hoey's Model as a Detector of Positive Bias -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Primary Texts -- General Bibliography -- Index of Subjects and Names. | |
520 | _aIn 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 analysis is an acknowledgement of the social consequences of popularization. | ||
588 | _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. | ||
590 | _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. | ||
650 | 0 | _aScience-Language. | |
650 | 0 | _aScience-Popular works. | |
650 | 0 | _aDiscourse analysis. | |
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