Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics 2000: Linguistics, Language, and the Professions 
Subtitle: Education, Journalism, Law, Medicine, ... on Languages and Linguistics (Proceedings))
Contributors: James E. Alatis (Editor); Heidi E. Hamilton (Editor); Ai-Hui Tan (Editor)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: May 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780878403738
Subjects: Language & Linguistics; Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy; Applied Linguistics; Language (General); Language Arts & Disciplines; Language; Linguistics; Sociolinguistics
First sentence: The talk that goes on in workplaces-particularly those defined around certain professional identities, such as doctor, nurse, lawyer, teacher-has been a major topic for linguists for more than four decades.