The Evolution of Medical Research Writing from 1735 to 1985: The Case of the "Edinburgh Medical Journal.".

Atkinson, Dwight

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ERIC Number: EJ454534

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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The Evolution of Medical Research Writing from 1735 to 1985: The Case of the "Edinburgh Medical Journal."

Atkinson, Dwight

Applied Linguistics, v13 n4 p337-74 Dec 1992

Research articles from the oldest continuing medical journal in English were studied in terms of rhetorical analysis of broad genre characteristics and linguistic analysis of registral features using Biber's system of text analysis. Results suggest evolution influenced can be accounted for by changing epistemological norms of medical knowledge, medical community growth, and periodic redefinition of medicine. (42 references) (Author/LB)

Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Epistemology, Foreign Countries, Medical Research, Medicine, Rhetoric, Scholarly Journals, Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Trend Analysis, Written Language

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Scotland)

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