Stylistics of Professional Discourse
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780748691692
Subjects: Discourse analysis; Professional employees
Description: Aimed at students and scholars of applied linguistics, language education and communication studies, the author examines a range of professional discourses, from the language of education to that of the law and medicine, showing how knowledge of stylistics can provide the key for appropriate and acceptable language use, enabling successful communication and potential membership of professional communities.