Languages for Special Purposes: An International Handbook

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Languages for Special Purposes

An International Handbook

Edited by: John Humbley , Gerhard Budin and Christer Laurén

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2018

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This handbook gives an overview of language for special purposes (LSP) in scientific, professional and other contexts, with particular focus on teaching and training. It provides insights into research paradigms, theories and methods while also highlighting the practical use of LSPs in concrete discourse situations. The volume is transdisciplinary oriented with a firm basis in the language sciences, including terminology, knowledge transfer, multilingual and cross-cultural exchange.

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John Humbley, Paris, France; Gerhard Budin, Vienna, Austria; Christer Laurén, Vasa, Finland.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Part I: Fundamental Aspects
1.Lsp As Specialised Genres Maurizio Gotti Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
2.Languages For Special Purposes As Instruments For Communicating Knowledge Peter Kastberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	26
3.Lsps As Instruments For Intercultural Communication Marie J. Myers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
4.Lsp Lexicography And Typology Of Specialized Dictionaries Sandro Nielsen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
5.Teaching Lsp To Technical Communicators Merja Koskela and Suvi Isohella Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	96
Part II: Lsps In Different Domains And Language Communities
6.Legal Language Heikki Mattila Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
7.Economic Language Ingrid Simonnæs and Marita Kristiansen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
9. Lsps In French John Humbley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
10. Finnish For Special Purposes: Terminology Work In Finland Pirkko Nuolijärvi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
11. Norwegian Lsps Øivin Andersen and Johan Myking Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	234
12. Dominance Of Esp In Various Domains In The Context Of Gobal English Christer Laurén and Sauli Takala Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
13. Gender And Lsp Christer Laurén and Marianne Nordman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267
Part III: Corporate And Controlled Communication
14. Company-Speak, Organisation-Speak Dardo de Vecchi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	279
15. Controlled Language Richard Ryan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	289
16. Technical Communication And Technical Documentation Yvonne Cleary and Darina M. Slattery Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307
17. Instructional Texts – Learn How To Get Things Done Markus Nickl Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	321
Part IV: Science Communication
18. The Language Of Science – A Systemicfunctional Perspective Jonathan J. Webster Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	345
19. Oral Discourse In Scientific Research Sabine Ylönen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	364
20. Legal Discourse As An Example Of Domain-Specific Science Communication Ulla Tiililä Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	381
21. Lsps As Instruments For Science Communication Marie J. Myers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	406
Part V: Terminology And Multilingual Domain Communication
22. Term Formation And Neology John Humbley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	437
23. Terminological Concept Systems Anita Nuopponen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	453
24. Socioterminology John Humbley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	469
25.Technical Terminology Thorsten Roelcke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	489
26. Terminology Work In Different Domains: Legal Terminology Peter Sandrini Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	509
27. Terminology Work In Different Domains: Medical Terminology Ingrid Wiese Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	522
28. Terminology Work For Specific Problem Areas And Issues: The Case Of Oil Terminology Øivin Andersen and Johan Myking Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	535
29.Legal translation Peter Sandrini Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	548
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	563

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eBook published on:

October 22, 2018

eBook ISBN:

9783110228014

Hardcover published on:

October 22, 2018

Hardcover ISBN:

9783110228007

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Front matter:

11

Main content:

571

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110228014

eBook ISBN: 9783110228014

Hardcover ISBN: 9783110228007

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Language for Special Purposes; Linguistics; Language Teaching

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Readable for a broad audience of scholars, not only expert linguists, with recommendations of further reading

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