Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics (GURT) 2000: Linguistics, Language, and the Professions
 288 pp., 6 x 9 Paperback ISBN: 9780878403738 (0878403736) May 2002 LC: NA Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics series EXPLORE THIS TITLE DescriptionTable of Contents Reviews |
Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics (GURT) 2000: Linguistics, Language, and the Professions
Education, Journalism, Law, Medicine, and Technology
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." James E. Alatis is distinguished professor of linguistics and modern Greek, and dean emeritus, School of Languages and Linguistics at Georgetown University, as well as director of the MAT Program and department vice-chair. Heidi E. Hamilton is associate professor of sociolinguistics at Georgetown University. Ai-Hui Tan is the coordinator of the Georgetown Round Table on Languages and Linguistics, 2000.
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"This comprehensive volume provides both scholars and practitioners with an overview of the most recent and important research in the field of professional discourse. The many aspects of communication between insiders and outsiders and between professionals and their clients illustrate the complexity of such discourses and provide essential modes of understanding. This book is a 'must' for anyone working in this field!"—Ruth Wodak, professor of linguistics, University of Vienna, Austrian Academy of Science "Language is at the heart of professional work. Here is a book that shows what can be achieved when expert linguists really engage with professional practice across a wide terrain."—Nikolas Coupland, Professor and Chair, Centre for Language and Communication Research, Cardiff, Wales Table of Contents Opening Introduction to the volume James E. Alatis, Georgetown University Welcoming Remarks Heidi E. Hamilton, Georgetown University Plenary speeches The talk of learning professional work Shirley Brice Heath, Stanford University Linguistics, education, and the Ebonics firestorm John R. Rickford, Stanford University Dateline, deadline: Journalism, language, and the reshaping of time and place in the millenial world Alan Bell, Auckland University of Technology Breaking into language and law: The trials of the insider-linguist Roger W. Shuy, Georgetown University The (socio)linguistic turn in physician-patient communication research Richard M. Frankel, The Fetzer Institute, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Holy tower of Babel: The language and linguistics of machines Lee Lubbers, SJ, Satellite Communications for Learning (SCOLA) Selected Conferences Papers Language policy and mother-tongue education in South Africa: The case for a market-oriented approach Nkonko M. Kamwangamalu, University of Natal, South Africa Language mixing at home and school in a multilingual community (Mandra Mountains, Cameroon) Leslie C. Moore, University of California, Los Angeles Exploring children's spontaneous accomplishments of reading activity Laura Sterponi, University of California, Los Angeles Involvement strategies in news analysis roundtable discussions Stacy Krainz, State University of New York at Buffalo Helping a jury understand witness deception David Singleton, University of Texas at Arlington Coherence in operating room tea and cockpit communication: A psycholinguistic contribution to applied linguistics Patrick Grommes and Rainer Dietrich, Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin, Germany Linguistic approaches in information retrieval of medical texts Anne-Marie Currie, Jocelyn Cohan and Larisa Zlatic, Synthesys Technologies, Inc. Linguistics and speech-language pathology: Combining research efforts towards improved interventions for bilingual children Adele W. Miccio, Carol Scheffner Hammer and Almeida Jacqueline Toribio, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park Closing GURT 2000 closing panel discussion, May 6, 2000 Heidi E. Hamilton Appendix A Individual presentations and colloquia at GURT 2000 |