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02646aam a2200445 i 4500 001 BABBE9A4E4DA11E99FA2294397128E48 003 SILO 005 20191002010520 008 181116s2019 ncu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2018054289 020 $a 1476672539 020 $a 9781476672533 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d NJB $d OBE $d CHVBK $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a Q223 $b .P548 2019 082 00 $a 501/.4 $2 23 100 1 $a Pilkington, Olga A., $e author. 245 14 $a The language of popular science : $b analyzing the communication of advanced ideas to lay readers / $c Olga A. Pilkington. 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2019] 300 $a vii, 188 pages ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-186) and index. 505 0 $a Preface -- Introduction : popular science -- A linguist looks at popular science -- Personal narratives -- Narratives of discovery : explanation made easy -- Narratives and ideology : what's in a structure? -- What they say : speech of scientists -- What they imagine is possible : thoughts of scientists -- Literature and limericks : writing in popular science -- Definitions : types and methods -- Interacting with readers through definition -- The fictionalized reader -- Lab lit : fictional science -- Conclusion : professional science and popular science -- Epilogue. 520 $a "Olga A. Pilkington uses linguistic analysis to show how expert popularizers use the narratives, definitions, and voices of scientists to engage readers, promote the scientific community, and demonstrate the power of science. Based on analysis of popular science bestsellers, this book offers a unique combination of linguistic scholarship and accessibility"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Science $x Language. 650 0 $a Science $v Popular works. 650 0 $a Discourse analysis. 650 0 $a English language $x Discourse analysis. 650 7 $a Discourse analysis. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00894932 650 7 $a English language $x Discourse analysis. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00911107 650 7 $a Science. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01108176 650 7 $a Science $x Language. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01108301 650 7 $a PopulaÌrwissenschaftliche Darstellung $2 gnd 650 7 $a Sprache $2 gnd 650 7 $a Wissenschaftskommunikation $2 gnd 655 7 $a Popular works. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423846. 941 $a 2 952 $l USUX851 $d 20210804013036.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20191002013828.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=BABBE9A4E4DA11E99FA2294397128E48 994 $a C0 $b JIDInitiate Another SILO Locator Search