The Development of Scientific Writing

Focusing on the evolution of scientific language, this book evaluates prior research, particularly Halliday's contributions, and outlines the linguistic features of scientific writing from Chaucer's early work to contemporary texts. It examines significant writings by prominent scientists from the late seventeenth century and analyzes a corpus from the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, spanning 1700 to 1980, highlighting the genre's development and its impact on communication in the scientific community.