Abstract

WILMOT, Kirstin; IQANI, Mehita  and  MADONDO, Nkosinathi. Science and language, knowledge and power. S. Afr. j. sci. [online]. 2023, vol.119, n.11-12, pp.1-3. ISSN 1996-7489.  http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2023/16909.

SIGNIFICANCE: All scientific knowledge is encoded in socially constructed forms of communication with language being the primary mode. When language is understood as a socio-cultural practice and a resource for meaning-making, it has significant implications for how we understand knowledge-building in disciplines and the inherent power relationships that are created in the way we use language to construct different kinds of knowledge and position knowledge in the field. It also has implications for how we share and validate knowledge with and to others. If science is to be used for social justice, understanding science communication necessitates considerations of language, knowledge and power.

Keywords : knowledge-building; language; power; science; dissemination.

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