| Discourse, Identities and Roles in Specialized Communication Contributor(s): Gotti, Maurizio (Editor), Garzone, Giuliana Elena (Editor), Archibald, James (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3034304943 ISBN-13: 9783034304948 Publisher: Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic P OUR PRICE: $146.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Public Speaking & Speech Writing |
| Dewey: 306.44 |
| LCCN: 2010022258 |
| Series: Linguistic Insights |
| Physical Information: 419 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The studies presented in this volume focus on two distinct but related areas of specialized communication professional and academic settings, resting on an anti-essentialist notion of identity as a phenomenon that emerges from the dialectic between individual and society. The authors start from a detailed analysis of discourse practices as evidenced in texts, their production and the professional performance patterns which underlie such practices, and explore the way the actors, roles and identities are constructed in language and discourse. In particular, by highlighting discursive attitudes and aptitudes, they underscore the need to understand discourse in light of norms of professional responsibility, showing that not only do professionals and academics use discourse to create self-identity, but they also use identity constructed through discourse to influence society. |