| Discourse Communities |
Research Communities |
| Have a generally agreed upon and publicly shared set of goals |
Create and share information in cycles and specific locations |
| Have methods for communicating with each other |
Create and share information in conver- sational ways |
| Use these methods of communication in order to share information and offer commentary |
Use particular genres, formats, and media for creating and sharing information |
| Use at least one particular genre |
Use a specific lexis |
| Have a specialized vocabulary |
Have expertise levels that are particular to their communities and methodologies |
| Have experts who can help people new to the community learn the ropes and gain expertise |
Have ethical norms for the creation and sharing of information |
