The Language of Science

Thecommunicationofscientificprinciplesisbecomingincreasinglyimportantinaworldthatreliesontechnology.Exploringtheuseofscientificlanguageinthenewsandexamininghowimportantscientificideasarereportedandcommunicated,thistitleintheIntertextseriestakesalookattheuseandmisuseofscientificlanguageandhowitshapesourlives.TheLanguageofScience:exploresthegoalsof,andproblemswith,scientificlanguageandterminologydemonstratesthepowerandmisuseofscientificdiscourseinthemediaexaminesthespecialqualitiesofscientificcommunicationexploreshowscienceandpopularcultureinteractisillustratedwithawiderangeofexamplesfromtheMMRvaccinetoAIDSandthebiologicalweaponsdebate,andincludesaglossaryaswellasideasforfurtherreading.Thispracticalbookisidealforpost-16toundergraduatestudentsinEnglishLanguage,Linguistics,Journalism,CommunicationsStudiesorScienceCommunication.,