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| Language Usage | 2 |
| Technical Writing | 2 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Language Variation | 1 |
| Sociology | 1 |
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| Journal of Technical Writing… | 2 |
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| Harris, John S. | 1 |
| Wilkinson, A. M. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedHarris, John S. – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1998
Focuses on technical sub-languages to reveal sociological functions of language that transcend mere transfer of substantive information. Finds one sociological feature, the shibboleth, acting widely throughout technical fields. (PA)
Descriptors: Jargon, Language Usage, Language Variation, Sociology
Peer reviewedWilkinson, A. M. – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1992
Notes that prescriptions for scientific writing about jargon and the passive voice do not take into account that language varies with rhetorical setting. Argues that prescriptions to avoid them are not well adapted to their functions. (SR)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Jargon, Language Usage, Technical Writing
