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The Language of Business Meetings

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Language of Business Meetings
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Michael Handford
SeriesCambridge Applied Linguistics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:286
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780521133432
ClassificationsDewey:428.2402465
Audience
ELT / TEFL

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 19 August 2010
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This innovative volume presents an in-depth study of the language used by participants in business meetings. The cutting-edge research draws on the Cambridge and Nottingham Business English Corpus (CANBEC), a unique resource which brings together meetings of different types both within and between companies, involving speakers whose roles and responsibilities vary, and who represent a range of nationalities and first languages. Keywords, concordance lines and discourse analysis provide thorough insights into aspects such as the structural stages of meetings, participants' discursive practices, interpersonal language and creativity, and power and constraint. The author concludes by making practical suggestions for using these findings to inform the teaching of business English.