Leadership, Discourse, and Ethnicity (Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics)

This is the first book in the field of workplace discourse to examine the relationships among leadership, ethnicity, and language use. Taking a social constructionist approach to the ways in which leadership is enacted through discourse, Leadership, Discourse, and Ethnicity problematizes the concept of ethnicity and demonstrates the importance of context-particularly the community of practice-in determining what counts as relevant in the analysis of ethnicity. The authors analyse everyday workplace interactions supplemented by interview data to examine the ways in which workplace leaders use language to achieve their transactional and relational goals in contrasting "ethnicized" contexts, two of which are Maori and two European/Pakeha. Their analysis pays special attention to the roles of ethnic values, beliefs and orientations in talk.

Politics & Social Sciences

Vine, Bernadette

HOLMES, Janet

Marra, Meredith

Social Sciences

Oxford University Press

This is the first book in the field of workplace discourse to examine the relationships among leadership, ethnicity, and language use. Taking a social constructionist approach to the ways in which leadership is enacted through discourse, Leadership, Discourse, and Ethnicity problematizes the concept of ethnicity and demonstrates the importance of context-particularly the community of practice-in determining what counts as relevant in the analysis of ethnicity. The authors analyze everyday workplace interactions supplemented by interview data to examine the ways in which workplace leaders use language to achieve their transactional and relational goals in contrasting "ethnicized" contexts, two of which are Maori and two European/Pakeha. Their analysis pays special attention to the roles of ethnic values, beliefs and orientations in talk.

Understanding Discourse Analysis provides students with an accessible and well-illustrated introduction to discourse analysis. Explaining the main terminology and frameworks and presenting key findings of discourse studies, this book: Explores the development of discourse analysis Covers four key approaches to analysing discourse Uses authentic spoken or written texts in all examples Features data from the Wellington Language in the Workplace Project database Includes examples from a wide range of languages from around the world, such as Chilean Spanish, Korean and Serbo-Croatian 
Written by an active researcher, this textbook is a fascinating and engaging introduction to discourse analysis and is ideal for students studying this topic for the first time.

Understanding Discourse Analysis (Understanding Language)

Routledge

Introducing Language in the Workplace (Cambridge Introductions to Applied Linguistics)

Product Description Assuming no prior linguistics background, this introductory textbook summarises key topics and issues from workplace discourse research in a clear and accessible manner. The topics covered include how people issue directives, use humour and social talk, and how they manage conflict and disagreement. The role of language in the enactment of identity is also explored, in particular leadership, gender, and cultural identity, along with the implications and applications of workplace research for training and communications skills development. Over 160 international examples are provided as illustration, which come from a wide range of workplace settings, countries and languages. The examples focus on authentic spoken discourse, to demonstrate how theory captures the patterns found in everyday interaction. Introducing Language in the Workplace provides an excellent up-to-date resource for linguistics courses as well as other courses that cover workplace discourse, such as business communication or management studies. Review 'This book provides an excellent resource for anyone interested in workplace communication. Packed with useful real-world examples and providing a very comprehensive account of key topics in professional communication, Introducing Language in the Workplace is both engaging and accessible. I will certainly be using this book for teaching and would highly recommend it to students, practitioners and academics.' Małgorzata Chałupnik, University of Nottingham'This book helps students, researchers and professionals connect abstract concepts and theories, like leadership, gender or power to specific instances of communication. The book guides the reader through detailed analyses of workplace interactions, offering both a long needed resource for instances of real-life data and a welcome guide to applying a range of analytical methodologies.' Erika Darics, Aston University'This comprehensive, accessible and timely book explores key topics related to language in workplaces, such as how gender is relevant to the way people communicate at work, or why small talk can be so important to the development of relationships with colleagues, or why we tell stories. Dr Vine lucidly demonstrates the value of analysing authentic interactions, both from a research perspective and in terms of feeding back to workplaces.' Michael Handford, Cardiff University'Requiring no previous knowledge of linguistics, this book provides an excellent and up-to-date introduction to spoken workplace discourse which will be highly relevant for students of language and business alike. It presents a range of approaches to analysing workplace interaction in an accessible manner, while the social constructionist theory underpinning all these approaches encourages readers to develop a differentiated and critical understanding of the topics covered. Special and original features include the wealth of spoken data excerpts from all over the world, the chapter summaries and exercises at the end of each chapter, as well as a final chapter with a discussion of implications and applications of each research topic.' Almut Koester, Vienna University of Economics and Business'Moving beyond the world of ‘corporate discourse’ this book focuses on real world talk in a diverse range of workplace settings and occupations. Its approach and accessible style make it useful and interesting to a wide audience. Shifting from the traditional self-report data, contributors present authentic interactions in many contexts including talk between employees and clients, bus passengers, emergency management interaction and a lawyer’s courtroom summing up. As a result, the book provides fascinating insights into what people actually say and do in the workplace rather than what they say they do. A must-read for both scholars and practitioners.' Jeannie Fletcher, Massey University, Auckland'This exciting new textbook will be a much-needed addition to the

Business & Money

Management & Leadership

Cambridge University Press

Assuming no prior linguistics background, this introductory textbook summarises key topics and issues from workplace discourse research in a clear and accessible manner. The topics covered include how people issue directives, use humour and social talk, and how they manage conflict and disagreement. The role of language in the enactment of identity is also explored, in particular leadership, gender, and cultural identity, along with the implications and applications of workplace research for training and communications skills development. Over 160 international examples are provided as illustration, which come from a wide range of workplace settings, countries and languages. The examples focus on authentic spoken discourse, to demonstrate how theory captures the patterns found in everyday interaction. Introducing Language in the Workplace provides an excellent up-to-date resource for linguistics courses as well as other courses that cover workplace discourse, such as business communication or management studies.

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Words, Language & Grammar

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Leadership, Discourse, and Ethnicity (Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics)

Leadership, Discourse, and Ethnicity (Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics)

Understanding Discourse Analysis (Understanding Language)

Understanding Discourse Analysis (Understanding Language)

Introducing Language in the Workplace (Cambridge Introductions to Applied Linguistics)

Introducing Language in the Workplace (Cambridge Introductions to Applied Linguistics)