Discourse in the professions : perspectives from corpus linguistics / / edited by Ulla Connor, Thomas A. Upton

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910972652003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins, c2004
• ISBN: 9786612160172; 9781282160170; 1282160176; 9789027295040; 9027295042
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: vi, 333 p. : ill
• Collana: Studies in corpus linguistics, , 1388-0373 ; ; v. 16
• Altri autori (Persone): ConnorUlla <1948->; UptonThomas A (Thomas Albin)
• Disciplina: 418/.00285
• Soggetti: Sublanguage - Data processing; Discourse analysis - Data processing
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Discourse in the Professions -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Section I -- The argument for using English specialized corpora to understand academic and professional language -- References -- Notes -- Section II -- A convincing argument: Corpus analysis and academic persuasion -- References -- Academic language: An exploration of university classroom and textbook language -- References -- Stylistic features of academic speech: The role of formulaic expressions -- References -- Notes -- Section III -- Legal discourse: Opportunities and threats for corpus linguistics -- Appendix 5 -- Appendix 4 -- Appendix 3 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 1 -- References -- "Invisible to us": A preliminary corpus-based study ofspoken business English -- Appendix -- References -- // did you TOOK // from the miniBAR //: What is the practical relevance of a corpus-driven language study to practitioners in Hong Kong's hotel industry? -- Appendix 1 -- References -- Note -- Acknowledgement -- // so what have YOU been WORKing on REcently //: Compiling a specialized corpus of spoken ; business English -- References -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Section IV -- The genre of grant proposals: A corpus linguistic analysis -- References -- Notes -- Rhetorical appeals in fundraising direct mail letters -- Appendix A -- References -- Framing matters: Communicating relationships through metaphor in fundraising texts -- References -- Note -- Pronouns and metadiscourse as interpersonal rhetorical devices in fundraising letters: A corpus linguistic analysis -- References -- Index -- The series Studies in Corpus Linguistics.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book explores the structure and use of academic and professional discourse through the lens of corpus linguistics. The goal of this book is to show how insights from corpus linguistic analyses can help us better understand how we use academic and professional language and help us find ways to better train newcomers to the genres used in various professional contexts. The contributions to this book show that specialized corpora of specific genres from a variety of fields allow us to make more relevant observations about the function and use of language for particular purposes. The specialized corpora examined include written and spoken academic genres, written and spoken business and legal genres, and written philanthropic genres. The book showcases a variety of approaches to analyzing the discourse of specialized corpora, and each chapter concludes with a reflection on the practical and pedagogical implications of the analysis.