Words Are Essential, but Underexamined, Research Tools for Microbes and Microbiomes
Language constitutes an essential set of scientific construction tools, not only for communicating knowledge, but for conceptualizing the world. Metaphors in particular, as conventions that guide and reproduce analogical reasoning, merit attention that they largely do not receive.
Enregistré dans:
Auteur principal: | |
---|---|
Format: | article |
Langue: | EN |
Publié: |
American Society for Microbiology
2021
|
Sujets: | |
Accès en ligne: | https://doaj.org/article/80e2c372c2864856afae5cce243b5caa |
Tags: |
Ajouter un tag
Pas de tags, Soyez le premier à ajouter un tag!
|
id |
oai:doaj.org-article:80e2c372c2864856afae5cce243b5caa |
---|---|
record_format |
dspace |
spelling |
oai:doaj.org-article:80e2c372c2864856afae5cce243b5caa2021-12-02T17:49:15ZWords Are Essential, but Underexamined, Research Tools for Microbes and Microbiomes2379-507710.1128/mSystems.00769-21https://doaj.org/article/80e2c372c2864856afae5cce243b5caa2021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSystems.00769-21https://doaj.org/toc/2379-5077 Language constitutes an essential set of scientific construction tools, not only for communicating knowledge, but for conceptualizing the world. Metaphors in particular, as conventions that guide and reproduce analogical reasoning, merit attention that they largely do not receive.Erika SzymanskiAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleMicrobiologyQR1-502ENmSystems, Vol 6, Iss 4 (2021) |
institution |
DOAJ |
collection |
DOAJ |
language |
EN |
topic |
Microbiology QR1-502 |
spellingShingle |
Microbiology QR1-502 Erika Szymanski Words Are Essential, but Underexamined, Research Tools for Microbes and Microbiomes |
description |
Language constitutes an essential set of scientific construction tools, not only for communicating knowledge, but for conceptualizing the world. Metaphors in particular, as conventions that guide and reproduce analogical reasoning, merit attention that they largely do not receive. |
format |
article |
author |
Erika Szymanski |
author_facet |
Erika Szymanski |
author_sort |
Erika Szymanski |
title |
Words Are Essential, but Underexamined, Research Tools for Microbes and Microbiomes |
title_short |
Words Are Essential, but Underexamined, Research Tools for Microbes and Microbiomes |
title_full |
Words Are Essential, but Underexamined, Research Tools for Microbes and Microbiomes |
title_fullStr |
Words Are Essential, but Underexamined, Research Tools for Microbes and Microbiomes |
title_full_unstemmed |
Words Are Essential, but Underexamined, Research Tools for Microbes and Microbiomes |
title_sort |
words are essential, but underexamined, research tools for microbes and microbiomes |
publisher |
American Society for Microbiology |
publishDate |
2021 |
url |
https://doaj.org/article/80e2c372c2864856afae5cce243b5caa |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT erikaszymanski wordsareessentialbutunderexaminedresearchtoolsformicrobesandmicrobiomes |
_version_ |
1718379418907312128 |