A quote from Lawrence Prelli's work on the rhetoric of science will help us introduce the
perspective of this issue, whose aim is 'to inquire into how the arguments that comprise …

Scientific Discourse in Sociohistorical Context represents the intersection of knowledge and
method, examined from the perspective of three distinct disciplines: linguistics, rhetoric …

This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent
chapters of this book. The book focuses on the future of the sociolinguistics of science …

Inspired by the Weltanschauungen opposition to positivist philosophy of science and the
current interest in the relation of rhetoric and knowledge, some writers in rhetorical theory …

Until recently, the notion of a “rhetoric of science” may have sounded oxymoronic.*
Traditional conceptions of science as the embodiment of disinterested, objective knowledge …

This response indulges in a bit of historical purism about “science”, which fares no better
than the “rhetoric” end of “rhetoric of science.” Contrary to what the rhetorical purists claim …

This chapter offers a broad sketch of the emergence of rhetoric of science (RS) as a field of
study focused on the persuasive role of language choices within specialized scientific …

This chapter discusses some key issues in studying the pragmatics of scientific writing in a
historical perspective, providing a general overview of earlier research and illustrating a …

'A compelling account of science as a socially situated, discursive and rhetorical practice in
which language plays a crucial role. Gruber and Olman have skilfully blended the voices of …

The very idea of rhetoric of science has a grating quality; it seems to be an important point of
friction between scientific and humanistic paradigms. But we need to ask what the friction …