Scientific English
1. Scientific English is highly specialized
a. Communicates lots of information in few words
i. An economy of words with little figurative language
- Few adjectives
b. Communicates information in a manner that is precise and unambiguous
i. Words represent objective information not subjective meanings or personal experiences
ii. Words are chosen for their accurate and specific meanings
iii. Word utilize their denotation or literal meanings rather than connotation or perceived meanings
c. Requires a knowledge of the language in order to be both written and read
i. Writers must be familiar with what the words they are using mean
2. Scientific English is easily communicable
a. Represents a scientific narrative
i. Discussion is of the data and the writer’s interpretation
b. Sentences are simple, concrete, direct, and concise
i. Able to be read aloud and understood by others easily
ii. Places correct emphasis on components of the science that the writer wishes to highlight
c. Requires a smooth flowing style
i. Requires proper grammar and sentence structure
ii. Ideas clearly lead into each other.
3. Scientific English is different than literary English
a. Focus is on the objective observations of the physical and the interpretations thereof, not personal experiences or opinions
i. Avoids personal references
-Ex. No I, me, we, him, etc
ii. Allows the data to speak for itself
-Ex. “Experiments were run” rather than “I ran experiments”
b. Observations and interpretations are written in the past tense rather than the present
i. More accurate to the observed phenomenon, which was done previous to writing
1. Scientific English is highly specialized
a. Communicates lots of information in few words
i. An economy of words with little figurative language
- Few adjectives
b. Communicates information in a manner that is precise and unambiguous
i. Words represent objective information not subjective meanings or personal experiences
ii. Words are chosen for their accurate and specific meanings
iii. Word utilize their denotation or literal meanings rather than connotation or perceived meanings
c. Requires a knowledge of the language in order to be both written and read
i. Writers must be familiar with what the words they are using mean
2. Scientific English is easily communicable
a. Represents a scientific narrative
i. Discussion is of the data and the writer’s interpretation
b. Sentences are simple, concrete, direct, and concise
i. Able to be read aloud and understood by others easily
ii. Places correct emphasis on components of the science that the writer wishes to highlight
c. Requires a smooth flowing style
i. Requires proper grammar and sentence structure
ii. Ideas clearly lead into each other.
3. Scientific English is different than literary English
a. Focus is on the objective observations of the physical and the interpretations thereof, not personal experiences or opinions
i. Avoids personal references
-Ex. No I, me, we, him, etc
ii. Allows the data to speak for itself
-Ex. “Experiments were run” rather than “I ran experiments”
b. Observations and interpretations are written in the past tense rather than the present
i. More accurate to the observed phenomenon, which was done previous to writing