Research genres across languages: multilingual communication online

Carmen Pérez-Llantada’s recent book Research Genres across Languages (RGaL hereafter) is a timely and important addition to the burgeoning field of genre analysis in the academic and research settings. Drawing on an explanatory sequential mixed-methods design with rich corpus and survey data, RGaL first offers an updated overview of the genre evolution and innovation in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine sciences (STEMM hereafter) in response to the new social exigences and technological affordances of Web 2.0. It then further explores the intersection of genre and language in the current science communication, critically reflecting on related issues such as multilingualism, translanguaging, and Academic Englishes. Essentially, the book shows the diversification of genres and the dynamics of language use that feature prominently in the construction and distribution of knowledge in the fast-changing digital era. The book comprises seven chapters. Chapter 1 provides background information on the unprecedented technological transformation and...