Power, Persuasion and Manipulation in Specialised Genres: Providing Keys to the Rhetoric of Professional Communities

Author:   Maurizio Gotti ,  Maurizio Gotti ,  Ruth Breeze
Publisher:   Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   227
ISBN:  

9783034330107


Pages:   386
Publication Date:   21 July 2017
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Maurizio Gotti ,  Maurizio Gotti ,  Ruth Breeze
Publisher:   Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Imprint:   Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   227
Weight:   0.710kg
ISBN:  

9783034330107


ISBN 10:   3034330103
Pages:   386
Publication Date:   21 July 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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«[...] I find the book a very interesting and valuable addition to genre theory. It will be of interest to anyone who wishes to study the many facets of linguistic manipulation, persuasion and power in professional communication.» (Sabina Halupka-Resetar, ESP Today 6/1 2018) Read the full review here


[...] I find the book a very interesting and valuable addition to genre theory. It will be of interest to anyone who wishes to study the many facets of linguistic manipulation, persuasion and power in professional communication. (Sabina Halupka-Resetar, ESP Today 6/1 2018) Read the full review here


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María Ángeles Orts (University of Murcia, Spain) teaches Professional English, especially in the areas of law, economy and business. She has published extensively on economic and legal lexicon, corruption crimes and gender violence, power and legitimation in legal texts, and the translation and interpretation of legal genres. Ruth Breeze is senior lecturer in English at the University of Navarra, Spain. Her most recent books are Corporate Discourse (Bloomsbury Academic 2015) and the co-edited volumes Essential Competencies for English-Medium University Teaching (Springer 2016) and Evaluation in Media Discourse: European Perspectives (Peter Lang 2017). Maurizio Gotti is Professor of English, Head of the Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures, and Director of the Centre for LSP Research (CERLIS) at the University of Bergamo, Italy. His main areas of investigation are the features and origins of specialized discourse.

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