Novelty in Academic Writing
- 1 July 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Written Communication
- Vol. 6 (3) , 286-311
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0741088389006003003
Abstract
Authorial newness or innovation has become a subject of growing interest in the sociology of science. We review some of this literature and elaborate constituents of a theory of authorial novelty. We also discuss some parameters that account for the changing assumptions of novelty across disciplinary communities. Finally, we show that many of the insights required in a parameterized theory of newness have not yet made their way into theories of rhetoric or written composition.Keywords
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