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6. Tempusbrug<br />
I beskrivelsen <strong>af</strong> et forløb, en proces eller konstruktion, om det, der altid gælder, er præsens<br />
absolut dominerende. Se ligeledes eksempler under 2. Nominalstil, 4. Tunge<br />
substantivsyntagmer, 7. Uvilje mod personificering …<br />
Copper<br />
This is one of the few non-ferrous metals which has sufficient strength to be<br />
used unalloyed. Very pure copper has a density of 8.93 gcm -3 . It is very ductile<br />
and can be readily drawn into rods, wires and tubes. It has excellent electrical<br />
and thermal conductivity, and it has good corrosion resistance. Like aluminium<br />
it reacts with atmospheric oxygen … (Timings 94: )<br />
I en vis udstrækning ses vaklen mellem præsens og futurum:<br />
If pure water is heated to 100 °C at sea level, it boils<br />
[general statement based on knowledge of the laws of science]<br />
If pure water is heated to 100 °C at sea level, it will boil<br />
[prediction based on the laws of science]<br />
Any metal submerged in sea water will have some tendency to corrode. Also,<br />
any combination of two metals in sea water will produce a battery.<br />
Endvidere en form for ‘tilstandsperfektum’:<br />
The carburettor is mounted on the side of the cylinder barrel and communicates<br />
with the interior of the engine through an inlet port in the cylinder wall<br />
7. Uvilje mod personificering; passivkonstruktion; verbalsubstantiver<br />
De tekniske fagsprog er kendt for disse tendenser. I en del tilfælde underbygger de hinanden. I<br />
den faglige stil opfatter man det upassende at sige: I/We designed a new control system, men a<br />
new control system was designed opfattes som den naturlige udtryksmåde.<br />
Ved tilslutning <strong>af</strong> motorer til et 3-faset net kan det være nødvendigt …<br />
Ved nøjagtige målinger <strong>af</strong> elektriske størrelser anvendes gerne målebro eller<br />
kompensationsmåling<br />
I relevant sammenhæng vil der være personificering. I videnskabelige rapporter må man sige,<br />
hvem der gjorde hvad:<br />
In their report, Smith and Jones argue ….<br />
Ligeledes fx: The technologist is up against severe problems.<br />
I bilkataloget: The factory has designed a new engine …<br />
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