The Story of Writing: From Classical Rhetoric to Rhetoric and Composition

Written to commemorate the 10th anniversary of rubric “Academic Writing and Research Competences” established by journal’s late editor-in-chief Mikhail Sapunov, paper focuses on origins academic writing traces its development in terms rhetoric. The five stages classical rhetoric are interpreted as key components writing: research, logic, culture, knowledge, language. This approach helps visualize a wholesome model composed cognitive linguistic elements, describe impact this rhetorical publishing conventions global discourse, define problems knowledge construction deviations from model’s unity various sociocultural contexts. study concludes that low quality an text may result either losing predominance first two (invention arrangement) or other three (style, memory, delivery). former signifies ideological pressure researchers substitute their own with quotes canonized sources, whereas latter provokes them disregard language style inferior because which texts diminish clarity. In case, communication lacks efficiency. historical perspective contributes better understanding latest trends elicits impede Russian scholarly texts.