Functional Approach to Professional Discourse Exploration in Linguistics

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-981-329-105-8
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, 335 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 522 g

This book presents research into various types of professional discourse through the prism of the functional linguistics approach. Focusing mainly on practical aspects of speech, the book discusses various topics, such as structural, semantic, cognitive and pragmatic characteristics of professional discourse, argumentation strategies, humour in professional discourse, and word-building processes. It also highlights communicative effectiveness methods in professional discourse. Offering new ideas and discussing the latest findings, the book is intended for researchers, lecturers and professionals in the field.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Malyuga, Elena N.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Angewandte Sprachwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Textlinguistik, Diskursanalyse, Stilistik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Psycholinguistik, Neurolinguistik, Kognition

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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).

Über Autor(innen)

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.