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Wee, Lionel, 1963-

The Language of Organizational StylingLionel Wee. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource (214 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: the organization as a corporate actor; 2 Styling: from persons to organizations; 3 Enterprise culture as a master ethical regime; 4 Size matters: the semiotics of big versus small businesses; 5 When Peter meets Harry: the emotional labor of organizations; 6 Organizational restyling; 7 Styling the organizational other; 8 Organizations and speakers: structure and agency in language; References; Index

This interdisciplinary, book-length study of the linguistics of organizational styling presents an innovative take on the notion of style.



ISBN: 9781316204207

Subjects--Topical Terms:
English language--Business English--Study and teaching (Higher)
English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching (Higher)
English language--Style--Study and teaching (Higher)
Business writing--Study and teaching.
Business writing--Technique.
Business writing.
English language.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic Books.

LC Class. No.: PE1479 / .L364 2014