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Halliday M. A. K (Michael Alexander Kirkwood), <1925-2018.> |
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The language of science [[electronic resource] /] / M.A.K. Halliday ; edited by Jonathan J. Webster |
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New York ; ; London, : Continuum, 2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-29848-4 |
9786611298487 |
1-84714-105-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (268 p.) |
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Collana |
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The collected works of M.A.K. Halliday ; ; v. 5 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Communication in science |
Science - Language |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: How Big is a Language? On the Power of Language; PART ONE: GRAMMATICAL METAPHOR; Editor's Introduction; 1 Language and the Reshaping of Human Experience; 2 Language and Knowledge: the 'Unpacking' of Text; 3 Things and Relations: Regrammaticizing Experience as Technical Knowledge; 4 The Grammatical Construction of Scientific Knowledge: the Framing of the English Clause; PART TWO: SCIENTIFIC ENGLISH; Editor's Introduction; 5 On the Language of Physical Science; 6 Some Grammatical Problems in Scientific English |
7 On the Grammar of Scientific English8 Writing Science: Literacy and Discursive Power; Bibliography; Index; C; E; L; N; S; T; W |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The fifth volume of the collected works of Professor M.A.K. Halliday, The Language of Science explores "the semantic character of scientific discourse". The chapters are organized into two sections, one being on grammatical metaphor; the other dealing with scientific English. In language, there exists the potential for constructing new discourses, among them scientific discourse. The volume opens with a new work from Professor Halliday addressing the question, "How big is a language?" It is a question that goes to the heart of the paradigmatic complexity, or meaning potential, that characteriz |
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