The Dissemination of Contemporary Knowledge in English - Genres, Discourse Strategies and Professional Practices (Paperback, New edition)

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.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Linguistic Insights, 199
Release date:	July 2015
First published:	2015
Editors:	Rita Salvi • Janet Bowker
Dimensions:	225 x 150mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	170
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-431679-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > General Books > Social sciences > Education > General Promotions
LSN:	3-03-431679-8
Barcode:	9783034316798

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