Current Trends in LSP Research

Jan Engberg

ISBN 10: 3034310544 / ISBN 13: 9783034310543

Published by Peter Lang, Peter Lang Feb 2012, 2012

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Neuware -This volume offers an overview of new perspectives and ongoing developments in research on Language for Specific Purposes (LSP) and specialised discourse. Traditionally investigated on the basis of terminology and genre studies, the area now also draws on such diverse fields as sociolinguistics, sociology, psychology and communication studies. This widening range of perspectives increases the need for insights into and knowledge about current developments in research on LSP and specialised discourse.The chapters included here have been selected to address this need. Based on papers presented at the XVII European LSP Symposium, they reflect its focus: aims and methods in current research on LSP and specialised discourse. Two chapters present the research history of the area, its current status, and emergent issues. Nine chapters exemplify methods currently applied, new aims pursued, or new aims supported by innovative methods. The methods include discourse analysis, use of specialist informants, study of multimedia texts, sociological observation, interviews, etc. The aims vary from unveiling politicians¿ linguistic representation of the 2008 financial meltdown over inclusion of visual representations in LSP research to clarifying the limits of lay understanding of specialised knowledge. In sum, the volume offers the reader a holistic, yet multi-faceted overview of state-of-the-art research in this area.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 336 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Current Trends in LSP Research
• Publisher: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Feb 2012
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3034310544
• ISBN 13: 9783034310543
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 225W x 150H x 19D millimeters 225 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 19 millimeters depth
• Weight: 473 grams

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Synopsis

This volume offers an overview of new perspectives and ongoing developments in research on Language for Specific Purposes (LSP) and specialised discourse. Traditionally investigated on the basis of terminology and genre studies, the area now also draws on such diverse fields as sociolinguistics, sociology, psychology and communication studies. This widening range of perspectives increases the need for insights into and knowledge about current developments in research on LSP and specialised discourse.
The chapters included here have been selected to address this need. Based on papers presented at the XVII European LSP Symposium, they reflect its focus: aims and methods in current research on LSP and specialised discourse. Two chapters present the research history of the area, its current status, and emergent issues. Nine chapters exemplify methods currently applied, new aims pursued, or new aims supported by innovative methods. The methods include discourse analysis, use of specialist informants, study of multimedia texts, sociological observation, interviews, etc. The aims vary from unveiling politicians’ linguistic representation of the 2008 financial meltdown over inclusion of visual representations in LSP research to clarifying the limits of lay understanding of specialised knowledge. In sum, the volume offers the reader a holistic, yet multi-faceted overview of state-of-the-art research in this area.

About the Author

Margrethe Petersen is Associate Professor of English for Specific Purposes at Aarhus University. Her current research interests include the sociolinguistic aspects of the ‘internationalised’ university and academic knowledge communication.
Jan Engberg is Professor of Knowledge Communication at Aarhus University. His research interests include legal communication, genre analysis, translation and the cognitive basis for the communication of expertise.