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Publication details [#13725]
Taavitsainen, Irma and Päivi Pahta. 1995. Scientific 'Thought-styles' in Discourse Structure: Changing Patterns in a Historical Perspective. In Wårvik, Brita, Sanna-Kaisa Tanskanen and Risto Hiltunen, eds. Organization in Discourse. Proceedings from the Turku Conference. (Anglicana Turkuensia 15). University of Turku. pp. 519–529.
Publication type
Article in book
Publication language
English
Keywords
Language as a subject
Annotation
This paper aims at discussing features of English medical writing in relation to the changing 'thought-styles' of science and relate these changes to the various levels of audience. Of primary concern are the text-strategic principles realized in the surface structure, references to authorities, modal expressions and involvement.