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Greg Myers (linguist)

Greg Myers (linguist) is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Greg Myers (linguist) rather than just read about it. In short: Greg Myers (born 1954) is an American linguist. He is currently an Emeritus professor at the Department of Linguistics and English Language of Lancaster University, United Kingdom.

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Reference excerpt

Greg Myers (born 1954) is an American linguist. He is currently an Emeritus professor at the Department of Linguistics and English Language of Lancaster University, United Kingdom. His research focuses on applied linguistics with a special focus on critical discourse analysis.

Career He was the editor of the journal: Discourse, Context and Media. He has been on the editorial boards of the journals Applied Linguistics, Discourse & Society, English for Specific Purposes, ESPecialist, Language in Society, Language Teaching Research, Science as Culture, Text and Talk, and Written Communication. Myers was the editor, along with Ruth Wodak, the John Benjamins Publishing Company's series Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society, and Culture. In 2011, Myers was elected as the Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. Between 2012 and 2015, Myers was the Chair of the British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL).

Research Myers's most cited work is entitled Writing Biology: Texts in the Social Construction of Scientific Knowledge. It was published by the University of Wisconsin Press, in 1990. By using the techniques of rhetorical analysis, Myers studied the fortunes of two biologists: David Bloch and David Crews. In a research article, entitled The pragmatics of politeness in scientific articles and published in Applied Linguistics in 1989, Myers proposed a simple model of a two-part audience, and focus on two kinds of impositions: claims and denials of claims.

Publications Myers has publications in several major journals such as Discourse Studies, Applied Linguistics, Journal of Sociolinguistics, Journal of Risk Research, Critical Discourse Studies, Journal of Pragmatics, Qualitative Research, Language and Literature, Celebrity Studies, Text and Talk, Media, Culture and Society, and Environment and Planning.

Bibliography

Books Myers, G. (1990). Writing biology: Texts in the social construction of scientific knowledge. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. Myers, G. (1994). Words in Ads. London: Arnold. Myers, G. (1999). Ad worlds: brands, media, audiences. London: Arnold. Myers, G. (2004). Matters of opinion: talking about public issues. (Studies in interactional sociolinguistics). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Myers, G. (2010). The discourse of blogs and wikis. (Continuum Discourse Series). London: Continuum.

Articles Myers, G., & Lampropoulou, S. (2012). Impersonal you and stance-taking in social research interviews. Journal of Pragmatics, 44(10), 1206-1218. doi:[1] Lampropoulou, S., & Myers, G. (2013). Stance-taking in interviews from the Qualidata Archive. Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 14(1), [12]. Myers, G., & Lampropoulou, S. (2013). What Place References Can Do in Social Research Interviews. Discourse Studies, 15(3), 333-351. doi:[2] Myers, G. A., & Lampropoulou, S. (2016). Laughter, non-seriousness and transitions in social research interview transcripts. Qualitative Research, 16(1), 78-94. doi:[3] Myers, G. (2016). Response to 'Reading in the age of the internet'. Language and Literature, 25(3), 279-285. doi:[4] Myers, G. (2016). Everyday oracles: authors on Twitter. Celebrity Studies, 7(4), 476-492. doi:[5]

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Greg Myers (linguist)

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of Greg Myers (linguist)

In research: Greg Myers (linguist) appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Greg Myers (linguist) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Greg Myers (linguist) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1950 births, Applied linguists, Department of Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster University, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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Greg Myers (born 1954) is an American linguist. He is currently an Emeritus professor at the Department of Linguistics and English Language of Lancaster University, United Kingdom.

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