Cover -- Contents -- Preface (Marina Bondi) -- Introduction (Rita Salvi / Janet Bowker) -- Re-contextualizing Specialized English: from Legislation to Business (Rita Salvi ) -- Unbottling the Truth about Water: the Discursive Construction of Water as a 'Strategic' Resource (Ersilia Incelli) -- Evidential Devices in English Medical Journals (Renzo Mocini) -- On the State of Public Health: Discourse and Sharing Practices in Annual Medical Reports (Chiara Prosperi Porta) -- Online Knowledge Dissemination: How to Make the Dismal Science Less Dismal (Judith Turnbull) -- Directive Acts and Narration in Corporate Training Events: Framing Structures and Processes through Language (Janet Bowker) -- Notes on Contributors.