Culture, Discourse, and the Workplace

<p>*<b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 BAAL BOOK PRIZE</b>* </p><p><em>Culture, Discourse, and the Workplace</em> brings new theoretical and methodological insights to the complex relationship between language, culture, and identity in professional settings. Examining the politics of language use at work via a critical sociolinguistic approach, this book:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Utilises three case studies from institutional and business contexts to provide a unique illustration of participants’ roles and ways of negotiating membership within the business meeting;</li> <p> </p> <li>Questions essentialist meanings of culture and the ways in which they constitute a powerful resource for employees to perpetuate or challenge the status quo in their professional setting;</li> <p> </p> <li>Includes a core section on methodology for the workplace discourse researcher as well as a section dedicated to FAQs and a worked example on data analysis;</li> <p> </p> <li>Provides future directions for workplace sociolinguistics as a field and makes a case for holistic research and multidisciplinary enquiry.</li> </ul><p>Culture, Discourse, and the Workplace constitutes a key resource for students and teachers of intercultural communication and ESP and will also be of significant interest to researchers in the fields of workplace studies and business interaction.</p>