Descriptor
| Civil Engineering | 1 |
| English | 1 |
| Language Styles | 1 |
| Persuasive Discourse | 1 |
| Syntax | 1 |
| Technical Writing | 1 |
| Writing Evaluation | 1 |
| Writing Research | 1 |
Source
| Language Sciences | 1 |
Author
| Machauf, Liora | 1 |
Publication Type
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
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Peer reviewedMachauf, Liora – Language Sciences, 1990
Focuses on the language of civil engineering as manifested in the professional journal "Civil Engineering ASCE." Articles are analyzed, both syntactically and lexically, in terms of three major rhetorical functions: description, prescription, and persuasion. (17 references) (GLR)
Descriptors: Civil Engineering, English, Language Styles, Persuasive Discourse
