Gerlinde Mautner and Franz Rainer
1Editors’ introduction
Aims of the volume
The present handbook provides a tour d ’horizon of linguistic approaches to business communication. It brings together various strands of research, ranging from traditional LSP approaches (Languages for Special Purposes or Fachsprachenforschung) to contemporary discourse-based work. While it is true that business communication research is a highly diverse field that accommodates many different disciplines, it is equally so that applied linguistics has special competencies to bring to the task.
The book reflects a growing international interest in business communication. Of course, we are not alone in addressing that interest. The volume edited by Bargiela-Chiappini (2009) ...
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