Popularization is closely connected to the domain of specialized discourse: the increase in technical knowledge and literature unavoidably leads to a growing need for information and dissemination among non-insiders. From a linguistic perspective, the language of popularization still lacks a theoretical framework within the international research community. Despite an ever increasing interest in the genre, its definition is still far from being codified and tends to be related to the mere communicative contexts in which popularization occurs. Although its aims are widely recognised (facilitating linguistic access to technical contents, e.g. scientific, institutional and legal), many questions are still left unanswered: what is the role played by the language in the discourse of popularization? How can an appropriate definition be outlined?
The Language of Popularization: Theoretical and Descriptive Models / Caliendo, Giuditta. - (2009).
The Language of Popularization: Theoretical and Descriptive Models
CALIENDO, GIUDITTA
2009
Abstract
Popularization is closely connected to the domain of specialized discourse: the increase in technical knowledge and literature unavoidably leads to a growing need for information and dissemination among non-insiders. From a linguistic perspective, the language of popularization still lacks a theoretical framework within the international research community. Despite an ever increasing interest in the genre, its definition is still far from being codified and tends to be related to the mere communicative contexts in which popularization occurs. Although its aims are widely recognised (facilitating linguistic access to technical contents, e.g. scientific, institutional and legal), many questions are still left unanswered: what is the role played by the language in the discourse of popularization? How can an appropriate definition be outlined?I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
