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The Language of Work (Intertext (London, England).)

By Almut Koester

Book information

Year
2004
ISBN
0415307309, 9780415307307
LCC
P41 .K59 2004
Open Library ID
OL3680525M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1167869 bytes)
Pages
136\137
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
Языки и языкознание;Английский язык;Деловой англий

Description

The Intertext series has been specifically designed to meet the needs of contemporary English Language Studies. Working with Texts: A Core Introduction to Language Analysis (second edition 2001) is the foundation text, which is complemented by a range of 'satellite' titles. These provide students with hands-on practical experience of textual analysis through special topics, and can be used individually or in conjunction with Working with Texts. The Language of Work: examines how language is used in business and the workplace, looking at a range of situations and data: from meetings to informal negotiations, promotional letters to emails explores representations of work in advertising, career magazines and workplace talk looks at the way people in business interact through small talk, politeness, customer care and management-employee relationships is illustrated with lively examples taken from the real world and includes a full index of terms features a useful section on entering the world of work, exploring job adverts and texts that give advice on CV writing and developing 'transferable skills'.

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