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.
9781316204207
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.