Busting the Myth of the Communication Metaphor - How Technical Writing Conventions Perpetuate Injustice

Traces the linguistic, rhetorical, historical, cultural, and economic origins of our most basic beliefs and practices for successful technical writing to initiate a reckoning about who they serve and who they harm.

A propos de l'auteur

Sarah Read is Associate Professor of English and Director of Professional and Technical Writing at Portland State University.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Read Sarah
• Edition: Ingram Publishers Services
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 01.07.2025
• EAN: 9798855802894
• ISBN: 979-8-8558-0289-4
• Pages: 250
• Poids: 476 g
• Illustrations: 21 figures, 8 tables, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss, Zahlen
• Thème: SUNY series, Studies in Technical Communication
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Technique > Général, dictionnaires; Linguistics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Communication / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, COMPUTERS / Documentation & Technical Writing, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Technical Writing, Technology: general issues, Business communication & presentation, Information technology: general issues, Business communication and presentation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / Business Aspects, Information technology: general topics, Publishing industry & book trade, Publishing and book trade