| Message 1: Research and Practice in Professional Discourse: Candlin (Ed)
Date: 20-Sep-2005
From: Edmund Chan <upresscityu.edu.hk>
Subject: Research and Practice in Professional Discourse: Candlin (Ed) Title: Research and Practice in Professional Discourse
Published: 2002
Publisher: City University of Hong Kong Press: http://www.cityu.edu.hk/upress
Editor: Christopher N. Candlin, Macquarie University
Paperback: ISBN: 9629370719 Pages: 736 Price: U.S. $ 27.00 Abstract: This book offers a broad overview of research and practice in professional discourse. Major developments and future directions based on current strengths are highlighted. In view of the growing interest in investigating professional discourse as a multidisciplinary activity, this volume explores key issues in three areas: (I) Research Prospects, (II) Models and Practices, and (III) Contexts and Actions. Research and applications in these areas are diverse. They include communication skills, professional writing and rhetoric, socio-historicial development of genres, organizational discourse, socio-critical perspectives on the use of language in institutionalized and workplace contexts. Special areas of focus are: medicine and healthcare, legal practice, business communication, mass media, academic writing and research. Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis Subject Language(s): None () Written In: English (eng ) See this book announcement on our website:
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| Title: | Research and Practice in Professional Discourse | | Edited By: | Christopher N. Candlin (Macquarie University) | | Description: | This book offers a broad overview of research and practice in professional discourse. Major developments and future directions based on current strengths are highlighted. In view of the growing interest in investigating professional discourse as a multidisciplinary activity, this volume explores key issues in three areas: (I) Research Prospects, (II) Models and Practices, and (III) Contexts and Actions. Research and applications in these areas are diverse. They include communication skills, professional writing and rhetoric, socio-historicial development of genres, organizational discourse, socio-critical perspectives on the use of language in institutionalized and workplace contexts. Special areas of focus are: medicine and healthcare, legal practice, business communication, mass media, academic writing and research. | | Publication Year: | 2002 | | Publisher: | City University of Hong Kong Press | | Linguistic Field(s): | Discourse Analysis
| | Subject Language(s): | None
| | Versions: | | Format | Paperback | | ISBN | 9629370719 | | Pages | 736 | | Price | U.S. $ 27.00 |
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