Professional discourse / Britt-Louise Gunnarsson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gunnarsson, Britt-Louise, author.

Series:

Continuum discourse series.

Continuum discourse series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discourse analysis.

Professional employees--Language.

Professional employees.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, New York : Continuum, [2009]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Professional Discourse gives a broad and multifaceted perspective on discourse in the professions. For each of these professions, the book explores the dual relationship between discourse and context, outlining how professional discourse is continuously reconstructed in relation to changing contextual frameworks. The case studies discussed in the book are based on authentic texts and spoken data, collected within different environments and related to different domains. The book includes discussion of both theory and methodology, thus providing tools for exercises and future studies. The reader

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION; SECTION 2: SCIENTIFIC DISCOURSE; SECTION 3: LEGISLATIVE DISCOURSE; SECTION 4: WORKPLACE DISCOURSE; SECTION 5: DISCOURSE IN LARGE BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS; SECTION 6: CONCLUSIONS; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-265) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-282-87350-4

9786612873508

1-4411-2204-4

OCLC:

676698664