Language of Work

<p>The <em>Intertext</em> series has been specifically designed to meet the needs of contemporary English Language Studies. <em>Working with Texts: A Core Introduction to Language Analysis</em> (second edition 2001) is the foundation text which is complemented by a range of 'satellite' titles. These provide students with hands-on practical experience of textual analysis through special topics and can be used individually or in conjunction with <em>Working with Texts</em>.</p><p><em>The Language of Work</em>:</p><ul> <li>examines how language is used in business and the workplace looking at a range of situations and data: from meetings to informal negotiations promotional letters to emails</li> <li>explores representations of work in advertising career magazines and workplace talk</li> <li>looks at the way people in business interact through small talk politeness customer care and management-employee relationships</li> <li>is illustrated with lively examples taken from the real world and includes a full index of terms</li> <li>features a useful section on entering the world of work exploring job adverts and texts that give advice on CV writing and developing 'transferable skills'.</li> </ul>