Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics (GURT) 2000: Linguistics, Language, and the Professions

Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics (GURT) 2000: Linguistics, Language, and the Professions
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Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Total Pages : 290
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ISBN-10 : 1589018559
ISBN-13 : 9781589018556
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Book Synopsis Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics (GURT) 2000: Linguistics, Language, and the Professions by : James E. Alatis

Download or read book Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics (GURT) 2000: Linguistics, Language, and the Professions written by James E. Alatis and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2002-05-22 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2000 Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics brought together distinguished linguists from around the globe to discuss applications of linguistics to important and intriguing real-world issues within the professions. With topics as wide-ranging as coherence in operating room communication, involvement strategies in news analysis roundtable discussions, and jury understanding of witness deception, this resulting volume of selected papers provides both experts and novices with myriad insights into the excitement of cross-disciplinary language analysis. Readers will find—in the words of one contributor—that in such cross-pollination of ideas, "there's tremendous hope, there's tremendous power and the power to transform."


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