How We Write: Understanding Scholarly Writing through Metaphor

Autor/in	Boyd, Michelle
Titel	How We Write: Understanding Scholarly Writing through Metaphor
Quelle	In: PS: Political Science and Politics, 45 (2012) 4, S.736-741 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1049-0965
DOI	10.1017/S1049096512000832
Schlagwörter	Figurative Language; Political Science; Writing Processes; Writing Improvement; Academic Discourse; Scholarship; Cognitive Processes; Productivity + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Staatslehre; Politikwissenschaft; Politische Wissenschaft; Discourse; Diskurs; Scholarships; Stipendium; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Produktivität
Abstract	This article introduces the "writing metaphor" and examines why political scientists should consider developing one to describe their own writing process. Drawing on the author's experience with writing accountability groups, it defines the components of the writing metaphor, provides an example, and discusses its advantages and disadvantages. The article argues that the writing metaphor can clarify scholars' implicit assumptions about the act of writing and the writing product and reveal unexpected information about their work habits and thinking process. By doing so, the writing metaphor can increase scholars' productivity and may ultimately enhance their writing experience. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10