Scientific discourse and the rhetoric of globalization : the impact of culture and language / Carmen Pérez-Llantada.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pérez-Llantada, Carmen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Philosophy.

Science.

Reason.

Rhetoric.

Physical Description:

ix, 243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum International Pub. Group, 2012.

Summary:

In order to investigate inter-relations between science, language, culture, and the processes of globalization, Pérez-Llantada (English linguistics, U. of Zaragoza, Spain) examines such matters as how the experience of living in a globalizing world is affecting contemporary scholarly life, the scope of the changes produced by globalization in academic and research settings, the extent to which knowledge-based economies determine research activities and assess research output, and how individual scholars and research practices are affected by global changes across cultural contexts. Above all she asks what role the English language plays in the complex contemporary landscape. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

The role of science rhetoric in the global village

Scientific English in the postmodern age

Problematizing the rhetoric of contemporary science

A contrastive rhetoric approach to science dissemination

Disciplinary practices and procedures within research sites

Triangulating procedures, practices and texts in scientific discourse

ELF and a more complex sociolinguistic landscape

Re-defining the rhetoric of science.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781441188724

144118872X

9781441159830

1441159835

9781441187383

1441187383

OCLC:

757480953