Keywords in Technical and Professional Communication
“Keywords in Technical and Professional Communication” by Han Yu, published by University Press of Colorado on October 15, 2024, is a comprehensive exploration of key terms within the field of technical and professional communication. This 360-page edition delves into the various and sometimes conflicting interpretations of essential terminology, drawing on extensive research that includes corpus analysis and insights from scholars, educators, and practitioners in the discipline.
Readers will find essays written by experts that provide historical context and contemporary relevance for each keyword. The book discusses the ongoing debates surrounding these terms and examines the critical perspectives that shape their meanings. Additionally, it considers the future implications of these keywords in the evolving landscape of technical writing and communication studies, making it a valuable resource for those interested in the intersection of language, technology, and professional discourse.
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Keywords in Technical and Professional Communication explores the multiple and sometimes conflicting uses of terms central to the discipline of technical and professional communication (TPC). Each keyword was selected through a multi-stage process that involved corpus analysis of journal publications and surveys of technical communication scholars, educators, and practitioners. Written by experts who have published extensively on the concepts underlying each keyword, each essay provides a history and/or a summary of the changing contemporary and disciplinary contexts in which the keyword has been used, discusses the debates surrounding the term, considers the critical lenses shaping our understanding of it, and discusses how the term could be used in the future and/or whether it needs to be rethought in our current environment.
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