| Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics: Linguistics, Language, and the Professions: Education, Journalism, Law, Medicine, and 2000 Edition Contributor(s): Alatis, James E. (Editor), Hamilton, Heidi E. (Editor), Tan, Ai-Hui (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0878403736 ISBN-13: 9780878403738 Publisher: Georgetown University Press OUR PRICE: $56.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2002 Annotation: The 2000 Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics brought together distinguished linguists from around the globe to discuss applications of linguistics to important and intriguing real-world issues within the professions. With topics as wide-ranging as coherence in operating room communication, involvement strategies in news analysis roundtable discussions, and jury understanding of witness deception, this resulting volume of selected papers provides both experts and novices with myriad insights into the excitement of cross-disciplinary language analysis. Readers will find -- in the words of one contributor -- that in such cross-pollination of ideas, "there's tremendous hope, there's tremendous power and the power to transform." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics |
| Dewey: 410.5 |
| Series: Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguisti |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (1.05 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The 2000 Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics brought together distinguished linguists from around the globe to discuss applications of linguistics to important and intriguing real-world issues within the professions. With topics as wide-ranging as coherence in operating room communication, involvement strategies in news analysis roundtable discussions, and jury understanding of witness deception, this resulting volume of selected papers provides both experts and novices with myriad insights into the excitement of cross-disciplinary language analysis. Readers will find--in the words of one contributor--that in such cross-pollination of ideas, "there's tremendous hope, there's tremendous power and the power to transform." |
