The proliferation of specialised knowledge inevitably leads to a growing need for dissemination among non-experts or experts in other fields. The speed of knowledge development requires more efficient communicative tools, which should be able to reach an ever-expanding globalised audience. This suggests studying the strategies of disseminating expert knowledge to lay audiences. The case study proposed in this article focuses on addressees at a different stage of cognitive development: children. The aim is to analyse the strategies for successful transfer and effective dissemination of legal concepts in English and Italian online newspaper articles for children aged between 8 and 14. The adoption of cross-linguistic perspective will contribute to identify the main (dis-)similarities in the knowledge dissemination strategies used to promote a better understanding of legal terms and basic legal concepts when translating adult knowledge and expertise into comprehensible knowledge targeted at children.

Exploring knowledge dissemination strategies in English and Italian newspaper articles for children: a focus on legal issues / Diani, Giuliana. - In: TEXTUS. - ISSN 1824-3967. - STAMPA. - 28:2(2015), pp. 109-126.

Exploring knowledge dissemination strategies in English and Italian newspaper articles for children: a focus on legal issues

DIANI, Giuliana
2015

Abstract

The proliferation of specialised knowledge inevitably leads to a growing need for dissemination among non-experts or experts in other fields. The speed of knowledge development requires more efficient communicative tools, which should be able to reach an ever-expanding globalised audience. This suggests studying the strategies of disseminating expert knowledge to lay audiences. The case study proposed in this article focuses on addressees at a different stage of cognitive development: children. The aim is to analyse the strategies for successful transfer and effective dissemination of legal concepts in English and Italian online newspaper articles for children aged between 8 and 14. The adoption of cross-linguistic perspective will contribute to identify the main (dis-)similarities in the knowledge dissemination strategies used to promote a better understanding of legal terms and basic legal concepts when translating adult knowledge and expertise into comprehensible knowledge targeted at children.
2015
28
2
109
126
Exploring knowledge dissemination strategies in English and Italian newspaper articles for children: a focus on legal issues / Diani, Giuliana. - In: TEXTUS. - ISSN 1824-3967. - STAMPA. - 28:2(2015), pp. 109-126.
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