Despite the apparent novelty and fluidity of the media today, there is strong evidence that patterns are emerging which both reflect and extend the evaluative paradigms previously observed in the prin
Scholars of the English language specializing in discourse analysis explore relations between writer/reader and speaker/listener in legal genres. They consider interactions among legal experts, intera
This volume focuses on the study of linguistic manipulation, persuasion and power in the written texts of professional communication, to go further into the understanding of how they are constructed,