%0 Book
%A Rita Salvi
%A Janet Bowker
%D 2015
%C Lausanne, Switzerland
%I Peter Lang Verlag
%@ 1424-8689
%@ 9783035108439
%T The Dissemination of Contemporary Knowledge in English
%B Genres, Discourse Strategies and Professional Practices
%R 10.3726/978-3-0351-0843-9
%U https://www.peterlang.com/document/1053265
%X This volume brings together a series of studies on the nature of the dissemination of specialist knowledge in English, its various principles, conceptualizations, constructs and pragmatic dynamics, over a range of discourse genres: knowledge discourse is addressed to a number of audiences, expert and lay, in a variety of fields, legal, political, economic, institutional, academic, organizational and professional. The authors explore the use of language in the creation and diffusion of knowledge, in its transformation from being a mere repository of information, achieved through complex discursive processes. These processes use both general pragma-linguistic textual resources, and also derive from the communicative practices specific to the discourse communities in question. The studies as a whole demonstrate the multi-levels of knowledge, its very varied typology, and its dynamic nature in ongoing co-construction, maintenance and updating among heterogeneous audiences.
%K Genre, English Language, Specialized English, ESP, Discourse
%G English