Functional Approach to Professional Discourse Exploration in Linguistics

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vi

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2. Introduction: Professional Discourse in the Focus of Functional Linguistics

   • Evgeniya V. Ponomarenko, Oksana V. Magirovskaya, Svetlana N. Orlova

   Pages 1-20

3. Professional Discourse: Functional-Linguistic Perspective (Based on Academic Discourse)

   • Olga S. Chesnokova, Dmitry S. Khramchenko, Milana E. Kupriyanova

   Pages 21-57

4. Expressive Syntactic Devices as Means of Forming Advertising Discourse

   • Olga V. Aleksandrova, Ekaterina A. Korableva, Antonina A. Kharkovskaya

   Pages 59-93

5. Functional and Linguistic Features of Humour in Economic Discourse

   • Elena N. Malyuga, Alex Krouglov, Maria V. Ivanova

   Pages 95-129

6. Study of Precedent Text Pragmatic Function in Modern Economic Discourse

   • Victoria V. Sibul, Victoria V. Vetrinskaya, Elizaveta G. Grishechko

   Pages 131-163

7. Peculiarities of Argumentative Strategies of Modern English Political Discourse

   • Samvel A. Abrahamyan, Maria A. Banshchikova

   Pages 165-198

8. Discursive Construction of “Others” in the Semiotic Space of Political Communication

   • Lyudmila V. Kulikova, Juliya I. Detinko

   Pages 199-230

9. Medical Professional Discourse in Terms of Cognitive Linguistic Analysis

   • Elizaveta A. Vishnyakova, Olga D. Vishnyakova, Irina V. Smirnova

   Pages 231-266

10. Professional Discourse Situations as Quanta of Professional Communication

    • Igor V. Chekulai, Olga N. Prokhorova, Anna V. Kiseleva

    Pages 267-303

11. Word-Building Processes in Professional Romance Languages (Exemplified by Professional Terminology in the Area of Fashion)

    • Galina V. Ovchinnikova, Natalia V. Poliakova, Aryuna G. Ivanova

    Pages 305-335

This book presents research into various types of professional discourse through the prism of the functional linguistics approach. Focusing mainly on practical aspects of speech, the book discusses various topics, such as structural, semantic, cognitive and pragmatic characteristics of professional discourse, argumentation strategies, humour in professional discourse, and word-building processes. It also highlights communicative effectiveness methods in professional discourse. Offering new ideas and discussing the latest findings, the book is intended for researchers, lecturers and professionals in the field.

• Open Access
• Functional Linguisitcs
• Discourse Structure
• Professional Discourse
• Economic Discourse
• Advertising Discourse
• Political Discourse
• Academic Discourse
• Art Studies Discourse
• Medical Discourse
• discourse analysis

“Reading this book proved to be an inspiring experience for me, as a researcher in functional linguistics and discourse analysis. It gave me an opportunity to learn how to make use of linguistic knowledge to improve professional communication efficiency. … Functional Approach to Professional Discourse Explorations in Linguistics is still a highly recommended book for researchers, lecturers and professionals who are interested in professional communication, functional linguistics and discourse analysis.” (Ruby Rong Wei, Discourse Studies, Vol. 23 (1), February, 2021)

• Department of Foreign Languages, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia

  Elena N. Malyuga

Elena N. Malyuga is an Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Head of  Foreign Languages Department, Economics Faculty of RUDN University (Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia). She is also a Professor with D.Sc. in Linguistics, and the Editor of Training Language and Culture. Her scientific interests include functional pragmatics, sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, intercultural business communication and profession oriented education. She has authored more than 250 publications, including course books, monographs and research articles indexed by Web of Science and Scopus. 

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