Dictionaries of Science and Technology and Issues of Power
Dictionaries of science and technology possess power because they contribute to the scientific knowledge economy by creating knowledge and acting as products of capitalism. However, the power of dictionaries of science and technology is usually invisible because these reference works are often viewe...
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| Gepubliceerd in: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ilcea, |
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| Formaat: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Taal: | Anglais |
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ILCEA
2020
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| Online toegang: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Samenvatting: | Dictionaries of science and technology possess power because they contribute to the scientific knowledge economy by creating knowledge and acting as products of capitalism. However, the power of dictionaries of science and technology is usually invisible because these reference works are often viewed as common, everyday documents. In this study, we undertake to discuss this power. First, we propose a model of production-consumption cycles that could be used to describe some of the mechanisms behind the power of dictionaries of science and technology. Second, we use this model to analyze how one of the most popular dictionaries of science and technology published in English, McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, contributes to the scientific knowledge economy. |
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