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Liu, Dilin – English for Specific Purposes, 2012
Using the academic writing sub-corpora of the Corpus of Contemporary American English and the British National Corpus as data and building on previous research, this study strives to identify the most frequently-used multi-word constructions (MWCs) of various types (e.g., idioms, lexical bundles, and phrasal/prepositional verbs) in general…
Descriptors: Language Patterns, Semantics, North American English, Computational Linguistics
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Hincks, Rebecca – English for Specific Purposes, 2010
This paper quantifies differences in speaking rates in a first and second language, and examines the effects of slower rates on the speakers' abilities to convey information. The participants were 14 fluent (CEF B2/C1) English L2 speakers who held the same oral presentation twice, once in English and once in their native Swedish. The temporal…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Foreign Countries, Native Speakers, Second Language Learning
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Blue, George M.; Harun, Minah – English for Specific Purposes, 2003
Argues that particular patterns of language are associated with host-guest interaction, and that this language, corresponding to the different stages of he arrival-departure hospitality cycle, may be termed "hospitality language." Investigates hospitality practices and defines hospitality language in the context of Great Britain and…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, Hospitality Occupations, Language Patterns
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Basturkmen, Helen – English for Specific Purposes, 2002
Reports on a study exploring patterns of discourse organization in seminar-type discussions. Analysis was made of patterns of sequential organization in discussions between English for academic purposes students in university seminars in the United Kingdom. Analysis revealed two patterns of organization: simple exchanges of pre-formed ideas and…
Descriptors: College Students, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), English for Academic Purposes
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Louhiala-Salminen, Leena – English for Specific Purposes, 1996
Focuses on written business communication in a changing technological environment. The article presents the results of a questionnaire and interview study conducted among Finnish business professionals on their English business communication with special emphasis on developments in the organization, structure, and language of written…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Business English, Change Agents, English for Special Purposes
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Barbara, Leila; And Others – English for Specific Purposes, 1996
Presents a survey of English usage for various communication purposes in different types of Brazilian business organizations. The objectives of the survey are to identify the major uses of business English/Portuguese in international/national settings, to identify the varieties widely used in transactions, and to study the types of documents used…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Business Communication, Business English, Data Collection
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Nickerson, Catherine – English for Specific Purposes, 1998
A study investigated communication patterns in written English and the prevalent corporate culture, the relationship between a British corporate office and its subsidiary in the Netherlands. Survey respondents were senior-level employees at 107 companies. Results indicate corporate culture plays an important role in the level of English skills…
Descriptors: Business Communication, English (Second Language), English for Special Purposes, Foreign Countries
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Precht, Kristen – English for Specific Purposes, 1998
Distinct regional patterns emerged in a comparison of letters of recommendation from the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and Eastern Europe. Both quantitative (linearity, symmetry, data integration, advance organizers, sentence types) and qualitative (content) analyses revealed differences, including organizational patterns and methods of…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Cross Cultural Studies