Research Genres Across Languages: Multilingual Communication Online

269 Pages·2021·7.215 MB·

by  Carmen Pérez-Llantada

Research Genres Across Languages
Atpresent,Web2.0technologiesaremakingtraditionalresearchgenres
evolve and form complex genre assemblage with other genres online.
This book takes the perspective of genre analysis to provide a timely
examination of professional and public communication of science. It
gives an updated overview on the increasing diversification of genres
forcommunicatingscientificresearchtodaybyreviewingrelevanttheor-
iesthatcontributeanunderstandingofgenreevolutionandinnovation
inWeb2.0.Thebookalsooffersamuch-neededcriticalenquiryintothe
dynamics of languages for academic and research communication and
reflects on current language-related issues such as academic Englishes,
ELF lects, translanguaging, polylanguaging and the multilingualisation
ofscience.Additionally,itcomplementsthecriticalreflectionswithdata
from small-scale specialised corpora and exploratory survey research.
The book also includes pedagogical orientations for teaching/training
researchersintheSTEMMdisciplinesandproposesseveralavenuesfor
futureenquiryintoresearchgenresacrosslanguages.
CarmenPérez-LlantadaisProfessorofAppliedLinguisticsattheUniversity
ofZaragoza,Spain.Herresearchinterestsincludegenreanalysis,English
forAcademicPurposes,academicwriting,anddigitalgenresinmultilin-
gualsciencecommunication.
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Research Genres Across
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Multilingual Communication
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Carmen Pérez-Llantada
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Contents
List of Figures page xii
List of Tables xiii
Acknowledgements xiv
List of Abbreviations xvi
1 Research Genres in Context 1
1.1 Opening remarks 1
1.2 Situating genres and languages 4
1.2.1 Language, migration and mobility 5
1.2.2 Dynamic multilingualism 7
1.3 Commodification of science 8
1.3.1 Science in society 10
1.4 Languages of science 12
1.5 Aims and study design 16
1.6 Overview of the book 22
2 Theories and Metaphors 27
2.1 Beyond Swales’s Research Genres 27
2.2 The triple helix 31
2.3 On metaphors of genre 38
2.4 The scientific community and its ecosystem(s) 42
2.5 The ‘ecology’ metaphor 48
2.6 Understanding genre assemblages 54
2.7 Sites of competition 58
2.7.1 Competing genres 58
2.7.2 Competing languages 60
2.8 Chapter summary 62
3 Science, Genres and Social Action 63
3.1 Producers and consumers of science 63
3.2 Generic speciation 66
3.3 Genre innovation and hybridisation 70
3.3.1 Implosive mosaics 70
3.3.2 Constellations of semiotic resources 77
3.4 Peritexts, paratexts and intertexts 80
3.5 Narratives, stories and styles 84
3.6 Transformative practice 90
3.7 Chapter summary 98
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