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Languages for Special Purposes : An International Handbook / ed. by Christer Laurén, John Humbley, Gerhard Budin.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: De Gruyter ReferencePublisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 1 online resource (XI, 571 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9783110228007
  • 9783110394658
  • 9783110228014
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 401/.47 23
LOC classification:
  • P120.S9 L3493 2018
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Part I: Fundamental Aspects -- 1.Lsp As Specialised Genres -- 2.Languages For Special Purposes As Instruments For Communicating Knowledge -- 3.Lsps As Instruments For Intercultural Communication -- 4.Lsp Lexicography And Typology Of Specialized Dictionaries -- 5.Teaching Lsp To Technical Communicators -- Part II: Lsps In Different Domains And Language Communities -- 6.Legal Language -- 7.Economic Language -- 9. Lsps In French -- 10. Finnish For Special Purposes: Terminology Work In Finland -- 11. Norwegian Lsps -- 12. Dominance Of Esp In Various Domains In The Context Of Gobal English -- 13. Gender And Lsp -- Part III: Corporate And Controlled Communication -- 14. Company-Speak, Organisation-Speak -- 15. Controlled Language -- 16. Technical Communication And Technical Documentation -- 17. Instructional Texts – Learn How To Get Things Done -- Part IV: Science Communication -- 18. The Language Of Science – A Systemicfunctional Perspective -- 19. Oral Discourse In Scientific Research -- 20. Legal Discourse As An Example Of Domain-Specific Science Communication -- 21. Lsps As Instruments For Science Communication -- Part V: Terminology And Multilingual Domain Communication -- 22. Term Formation And Neology -- 23. Terminological Concept Systems -- 24. Socioterminology -- 25.Technical Terminology -- 26. Terminology Work In Different Domains: Legal Terminology -- 27. Terminology Work In Different Domains: Medical Terminology -- 28. Terminology Work For Specific Problem Areas And Issues: The Case Of Oil Terminology -- 29.Legal translation -- Index
Summary: 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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Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Part I: Fundamental Aspects -- 1.Lsp As Specialised Genres -- 2.Languages For Special Purposes As Instruments For Communicating Knowledge -- 3.Lsps As Instruments For Intercultural Communication -- 4.Lsp Lexicography And Typology Of Specialized Dictionaries -- 5.Teaching Lsp To Technical Communicators -- Part II: Lsps In Different Domains And Language Communities -- 6.Legal Language -- 7.Economic Language -- 9. Lsps In French -- 10. Finnish For Special Purposes: Terminology Work In Finland -- 11. Norwegian Lsps -- 12. Dominance Of Esp In Various Domains In The Context Of Gobal English -- 13. Gender And Lsp -- Part III: Corporate And Controlled Communication -- 14. Company-Speak, Organisation-Speak -- 15. Controlled Language -- 16. Technical Communication And Technical Documentation -- 17. Instructional Texts – Learn How To Get Things Done -- Part IV: Science Communication -- 18. The Language Of Science – A Systemicfunctional Perspective -- 19. Oral Discourse In Scientific Research -- 20. Legal Discourse As An Example Of Domain-Specific Science Communication -- 21. Lsps As Instruments For Science Communication -- Part V: Terminology And Multilingual Domain Communication -- 22. Term Formation And Neology -- 23. Terminological Concept Systems -- 24. Socioterminology -- 25.Technical Terminology -- 26. Terminology Work In Different Domains: Legal Terminology -- 27. Terminology Work In Different Domains: Medical Terminology -- 28. Terminology Work For Specific Problem Areas And Issues: The Case Of Oil Terminology -- 29.Legal translation -- Index

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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.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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