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Peer reviewedRowan, Katherine E. – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1989
Argues that an understanding of professional and popular science writers' goals provides a basis for both explaining and evaluating their language use. Suggests that charges normally made against both types of writing deflect attention from the obstacles writers face and the ways in which they use language to overcome these obstacles. (KEH)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Expository Writing, Language Usage
