Stylistics of Professional Discourse

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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Beskrivning

Why are doctors’ prescriptions illegible and why is the language of the law considered impenetrable to outsiders? Need they be so? Is it more difficult for non-native speakers of English than native speakers to access the discourse of professions such as law and medicine? These are some of the questions covered by this book which uses the lens of stylistics to shed light on how the discourse of professional communities is used not just to convey meanings, but also to construct identity and demark membership. The volume focuses on the three domains of healthcare, law and education, as well as on the language of the new technologies, with the aim of showing how a knowledge of stylistics can provide the key for appropriate and acceptable language use, enabling successful communication and potential membership of professional communities.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-11-30
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:168
Förlag:Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:9781399572972

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Språkvetenskap och lingvistik inom Språk och ordböcker

Mer om författaren

Martin Solly is Associate Professor of English Language and Linguistics at the University of Turin. His main current research interests are language learning in higher education and specialised discourse in academic and professional settings. He is particularly concerned with the relationship between language and context (institutional, disciplinary, intercultural, community), as well as with how language choice impacts on the construction and representation of identity

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Martin Solly elegantly demonstrates that stylistics can reveal how professional groups mark their distinctive identity, with doctors, lawyers and educators providing the model. He deftly draws out the stylistic techniques that can create a sense of shared community, and in the process provides a primer of approaches to analysing discourse.

Innehållsförteckning

List of illustrationsPreface1. Language, style and stylistics2. Professional discourse communities3. Stylistics of healthcare discourse4. Stylistics of legal discourse5. Stylistics of educational discourse6. Stylistics, globalization and the new technologies7. Stylistics, pedagogy and professional discourseCodaReferencesIllustrations