The ideologically biased use of language in scientific and technical writing

W. John Coletta University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point

Abstract

Ideological questions (that is, theoretical questions about the way in which language shapes our perceptions) are often ignored in technical writing classes. This essay explores how conventional classroom approaches to the discussion of the organization and theory of information can be expanded rather easily into full‐scale explorations of the ideology of the language of scientific and technical writing. Technical descriptions from biology, engineering, and physics are used to provide hands‐on examples of this ideological approach.

Journal
Technical Communication Quarterly
Published
1992-01-01
DOI
10.1080/10572259209359491
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  1. Rhetoric Society Quarterly
  2. Journal of Business and Technical Communication
  3. Technical Communication Quarterly
  4. Journal of Business and Technical Communication

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