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ERIC Number: EJ481106
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-2816
Facing Multiple Audiences in Engineering and R&D Writing: The Social Contexts of a Technical Report.
Brown, Vincent J.
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, v24 n1 p67-75 1994
Provides analysis of the various kinds of audiences for whom technical materials are written. Describes the functions of the "watchdog" audience, who oversees the written transaction between the author and primary audience. Provides data from an ethnographic case study of engineering authors in a technical setting. (HB)
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Case Studies, Cultural Context, Ethnography, Higher Education, Research Reports, Social Influences, Technical Writing, Writing Instruction, Writing Research
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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