Writing Business

Genres, Media and Discourses

AvFrancesca Bargiela-Chiappini,Catherine Ross Nickerson

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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Writing Business: Genres, Media and Discourses offers an analysis of the genres and functions of written discourse in the business context, involving a variety of modes of communication. The evolution of new forms of writing is a key focus of this collection and is only partly attributable to the ever increasing application of technology at work. Alongside machine-mediated texts such as electronic mail and computer-generated correspondence, the contextualised analyses of both traditional genres such as facsimiles and direct mailing, and of lesser studied texts such as invitations for bids, contracts, business magazines and ceremonial speeches, reveal a rich complexity in the forms of communication evolved by organisations and the individuals who work within them, in response to the demands of the social, organisational and cultural contexts in which they operate. This rich textual variation is matched by a discussion of a range of methodological approaches to the development of business writing skills, including rhetorical analysis, organisational communication analysis, social constructionism, genre analysis and survey and experimental methods. Using authentic data and benefiting from a fresh, interdisciplinary approach, the volume will be of interest to students and researchers of business communication, Language for Specific Purposes (LSP), English for Specific Purposes (ESP), and sociolinguistics.

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Utgivningsdatum:2017-07-20
Mått:138 x 216 x 23 mm
Vikt:453 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Language In Social Life
Antal sidor:356
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781138437487

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Francesca Bargiela is Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Warwick and Visiting Professor at the University of Huddersfield. Catherine Nickerson is Associate Professor at Emory College.

Innehållsförteckning

1. Business writing as social action - Francesca Bargiela-Chiappini and Catherine NickersonPart I: Electronic Media and Writing in Organisations2. The use of English in electronic mail in a multinational corporation - Catherine Nickerson3. E-mail: uses, issues and problems in an institutional setting - Joan Mulholland4. The mass production of unique letters - David SlessPart II: Identities, Discourse Communities and Rhetorical Styles5. Discourse community, culture and interaction: on writing by consulting engineers -Karl-Heinz Pogner6. Meaning creation and genre across cultures: human resource management magazines in Britain and Itay - Francesca Bargiela-Chiappini7. Words of women: a study of executives' rhetorical strategies - Carol DavidPart III: Business Genres and their Language8. 'Can we count on your bookings of potatoes to Madeira?' Corporate context and discourse practices in direct sales letters - Miriam van Nus9. Towards a new genre: a comparative study of business faxes - Didar Akar and Leena Louhiala-Salminen10. Homing in on a genre: invitations for bids - Leila Barbara and Mike ScottPart IV: The Business of Relating: Effectiveness, Adaptation and Emotion in Writing11. Spanish language billboard advertising in the US: are there effects on Anglos - Ellen E. Touchstone, Pamela M. Homer and Scott Koslow12. English as a lingua franca in written corporate communication: findings from a European survey - Sonja Vandermeeren13. Exploring aspects of context: selected findings from the Effective Writing for Management project - Florence Davies, Gail Forey and David HyattEpilogue: At the Intersection between Writing and Speaking14. Intertextual networks in organisations: the use of written and oral business discourse in relation to context. - Eugène LoosGeneral IndexName Index