Language at work : analysing language use in work, education, medical and museum contexts / edited by Helen de Silva Joyce.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

De Silva Joyce, Helen, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Business English.

English language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016.

Summary:

Over recent decades, linguists have used various theoretical frameworks to investigate the language of the workplace and public institutions, and this work continues to expand into new social contexts. This linguistic research has been used for various applied purposes, including the need to improve communication within organisations and with external clients, customers and patients, and to develop communication and language training programs. Language at Work: Analysing Language Use in Work, Education, Medical and Museum Contexts outlines recent linguistic research in a cross-section of insti

Contents:

Table of Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Introduction; Part 1: Language at Work in Workplace Contexts; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Part 2: Language at Work in Education Contexts; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Part 3: Language at Work in Medical Contexts; Chapter Eight; Chapter Nine; Chapter Ten; Part 4: Language at Work in Museum Contexts; Chapter Eleven; Chapter Twelve; Chapter Thirteen; Contributors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 8, 2016).

ISBN:

1-4438-8842-7

OCLC:

1170596818