Language of Conferencing
Language of Conferencing This book focuses on a hitherto neglected area of research within the fields of academic and professional discourse: the language of conferencing. Some discourse features of…
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Language of Conferencing
This book focuses on a hitherto neglected area of research within the fields of academic and professional discourse: the language of conferencing. Some discourse features of conference language are examined in detail, such as strategies for politeness and other interpersonal management during presentations and discussions. The volume represents a range of perspectives, from the conference as a whole event to the conference as a system of potential genres, within a given discourse community.
Novice conference participants need explicit linguistic description of and training in, the relevant genres to enable them to become fully-fledged members of their professional discourse communities. The pedagogical implications of conference research are also addressed; and indeed there is a growing need for such a focus. Additionally, the work in this volume makes a valuable contribution to the