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Article: Narrative and Professional Communication.
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- Technical Communication
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- August 1, 2000
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Jane M. Perkins and Nancy Blyler, eds. 1999. ATTW Contemporary Series in Technical Communication vol. 10. Stamford, CT: Ablex Publishing Corporation. [ISBN 1-56750449-3. 224 pages, including index. $24.95 (softcover).]
In 11 chapters editors Jane Perkins and Nancy Blyler and 10 other authors investigate the different roles of narrative in a wide range of professional communication. Working from the rhetorical perspective, the authors, all English professors, research the narrative in case study research, science articles, scientific knowledge, communication management, strategic communication, medical communication, and business communication.
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