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Science Communication on the Internet: Old genres meet new genres
Edited by María José Luzón and Carmen Pérez-Llantada
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 308] 2019
► pp. 1–18

Chapter 1
Connecting traditional and new genres

Trends and emerging themes

Article outline
  • 1.Remediation of print genres
  • 2.Multi-genres, add-on genres, and hyperlinked genres
  • 3.Genres for public or diversified audiences: Context collapse
  • 4.Chapters overview
  • Acknowledgement
  • References
Published online: 4 December 2019
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https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.308.01luz
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