A FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF INQUIRY-RESPONSE PATTERNS IN POPULAR ENGLISH SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
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Inquiry-Response Patterns, Functional Analysis, Discourse Markers, Science Communication, Pragmatics, Interrogative Structures, English Popular Science, Cognitive Load.Abstract
Popular science communication frequently utilizes inquiry-response patterns to navigate the transition between complex technical data and accessible public knowledge. This study provides a comprehensive functional analysis of these patterns in English-language popular science, examining how interrogative structures serve as pragmatic markers for topic shifts, cognitive engagement, and the management of reader expectations. The analysis focuses on the role of rhetorical, didactic, and hypo-epistemic questions in simulating a pedagogical dialogue between the expert writer and the lay reader. Findings suggest that these patterns do not merely facilitate information retrieval but act as sophisticated discourse-organizing tools that manage the reader's cognitive load and mitigate the potential for information overload in an increasingly dense media environment.
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