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11. Thematic structure in eighteenth century astronomical texts
A study of a small sample of articles from the Corpus of English Texts on Astronomy
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David Banks
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Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Acknowledgments v
- Table of contents vii
- Preface ix
- 1. Late Modern English in its historical context 1
- 2. Astronomy as scientific knowledge in Modern England 15
- 3. CETA as a tool for the study of modern astronomy in English 35
- 4. Astronomical discourse in 18th and 19th century texts 57
- 5. Patterns of English scientific writing in the 18th century 79
- 6. Accounting for observations of the heavens in the 18th century 93
- 7. Subject specific vocabulary in astronomy texts 123
- 8. A corpus-driven analysis of complex predicates in 18th century scientific writings in CETA 155
- 9. The emergence and evolution of the pattern N + PREP + V-ing in historical scientific texts 181
- 10. An analysis of hedging in eighteenth century English astronomy texts 199
- 11. Thematic structure in eighteenth century astronomical texts 221
- Index 239
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Acknowledgments v
- Table of contents vii
- Preface ix
- 1. Late Modern English in its historical context 1
- 2. Astronomy as scientific knowledge in Modern England 15
- 3. CETA as a tool for the study of modern astronomy in English 35
- 4. Astronomical discourse in 18th and 19th century texts 57
- 5. Patterns of English scientific writing in the 18th century 79
- 6. Accounting for observations of the heavens in the 18th century 93
- 7. Subject specific vocabulary in astronomy texts 123
- 8. A corpus-driven analysis of complex predicates in 18th century scientific writings in CETA 155
- 9. The emergence and evolution of the pattern N + PREP + V-ing in historical scientific texts 181
- 10. An analysis of hedging in eighteenth century English astronomy texts 199
- 11. Thematic structure in eighteenth century astronomical texts 221
- Index 239
