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Definitions of Scientific Terminology in Popular Science Books: An Examination of Definitional Chains

Science Communication, 2019
This article explores scientific terminology in popular science books. It goes beyond existing approaches to definitions in popularizations to suggest a dual, macro and micro, structure for the majority of definitions. This dual structure manifests as chains of definitions that include prototypical, procedural, and figurative definitions. Analyzing the
Olga A Pilkington
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Deconstructing a Popular Science Book: Fresh Take on the Book Report [PDF]

open access: yesAmerican Biology Teacher, 2016
Freshman students are instructed to read a popular science book related to the topic of the course and produce an outline of the work. To achieve this, they must identify the author's thesis and the arguments brought forth in support of the thesis.
Annie Prud'homme-Généreux
exaly   +2 more sources

Popular self-help books for anxiety, depression, and trauma: How scientifically grounded and useful are they?

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 2008
Self-help books for psychological disorders have become increasingly popular, yet there is surprisingly little research on their scientific status or overall utility. The authors identified 50 top-selling self-help books for anxiety, depressive, and trauma-related disorders.
Richard E. Redding   +3 more
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Linguistic researches in the field of science communication. Discourse grammar analysis of popular scientific non-fiction books

Materialele conferinței științifice naționale cu participare internațională «Probleme ale ştiinţelor socioumanistice şi ale modernizării învăţământului», 2022
The paper‘s essence is the connection between the two disciplines: science communication and applied linguistics. The research examines which linguistics methods, more precisely text linguistic methods, can be used to sustain science communication and to what extend results from text linguistics analyses are applicable for interdisciplinary research ...
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