Functional Approach to Professional Discourse Exploration in Linguistics

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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This book presents research into various types of professional discourse through the prism of the functional linguistics approach.

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Utgivningsdatum2019-08-16
Mått155 x 235 x 25 mm
Vikt682 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor335
FörlagSpringer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN9789813291027

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Elena N. Malyuga is an Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Head of Foreign Languages Department, Economics Faculty of RUDN University (Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia). She is also a Professor with D.Sc. in Linguistics, and the Editor of Training Language and Culture. Her scientific interests include functional pragmatics, sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, intercultural business communication and profession oriented education. She has authored more than 250 publications, including course books, monographs and research articles indexed by Web of Science and Scopus.

Introduction: Professional discourse in the focus of functional linguistics.- Professional Discourse: Functional-Linguistic Perspective (Based on Academic Discourse).- Expressive Syntactic Devices as Means of Forming Advertising Discourse.- Functional and Linguistic Features of Humour in Economic Discourse.- Study of Precedent Text Pragmatic Function in Modern Economic Discourse.- Peculiarities of Argumentative Strategies of Modern English Political Discourse.- Discursive Construction of “Others” in the Semiotic Space of Political Communication.- Medical Professional Discourse in Terms of Cognitive Linguistic Analysis.- Professional discourse situations as quanta of professional communication.- World-building Processes in Professional Romance Languages (Exemplified by Professional Terminology in the Area of Fashion).

“Reading this book proved to be an inspiring experience for me, as a researcher in functional linguistics and discourse analysis. It gave me an opportunity to learn how to make use of linguistic knowledge to improve professional communication efficiency. … Functional Approach to Professional Discourse Explorations in Linguistics is still a highly recommended book for researchers, lecturers and professionals who are interested in professional communication, functional linguistics and discourse analysis.” (Ruby Rong Wei, Discourse Studies, Vol. 23 (1), February, 2021)