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The language of science /

The fifth volume of the collected works of Professor M.A.K. Halliday, The Language of Science explores "the semantic character of scientific discourse". The chapters are organized into two sections, one being on grammatical metaphor; the other dealing with scientific English. In language,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Halliday, M. A. K. (Michael Alexander Kirkwood), 1925-2018
Otros Autores: Webster, Jonathan, 1955-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Continuum, 2004.
Colección:Halliday, M. A. K. (Michael Alexander Kirkwood), 1925-2018. Works. 2002 ; v. 5.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The fifth volume of the collected works of Professor M.A.K. Halliday, The Language of Science explores "the semantic character of scientific discourse". The chapters are organized into two sections, one being on grammatical metaphor; the other dealing with scientific English. In language, there exists the potential for constructing new discourses, among them scientific discourse. The volume opens with a new work from Professor Halliday addressing the question, "How big is a language?" It is a question that goes to the heart of the paradigmatic complexity, or meaning potential, that characteriz.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxiv, 243 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781847141057
1847141056
0826458718
9780826458711