New concepts, different approaches: tackling e-visibility in research project websites

Rosa Lorés-Sanz; Isabel Herrando-Rodrigo

doi:10.4995/rlyla.2020.12782

Authors

Rosa Lorés-Sanz Universidad de Zaragoza https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5574-6182
Isabel Herrando-Rodrigo Universidad de Zaragoza https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3895-5534

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4995/rlyla.2020.12782

Keywords:

digital scientific practices, e-visibility, research project websites, lexicogrammatical devices, multimodality

Abstract

In the last few years, the web has become a privileged access platform for knowledge for an increasingly globalized society. Thus, digital platforms are currently used by researchers to strengthen the visibility of their research output as well as their own. In this study we explore the concept of e-visibility as a key notion in the current digital discursive practices within the scientific context. For such purposes we have focused on international research project websites as instances of such practices.The analysis undertaken is data-driven and has revealed the existence of various entities which are made visible by means of a combination of lexicogrammatical devices together with other modes afforded by the digital platforms. Results also show that there are various types of e-visibility emerging from the combination of the entities and the lexicogrammatical and visual resources used to make them visible.

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Author Biographies

Rosa Lorés-Sanz, Universidad de Zaragoza

Profesora Titular del Departamento de Filología Inglesa y Alemana, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Zaragoza.

Isabel Herrando-Rodrigo, Universidad de Zaragoza

Profesora Contratado Doctor, Dpto. de Filología Inglesa y Alemana, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Zaragoza

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