Language for special purposes: an international handbook

This handbook gives an overview of language for special purposes (LSP) in scientific, professional and other contexts, with particular focus on teaching and training. It provides insights into research paradigms, theories and methods while also highlighting the practical use of LSPs in concrete discourse situations. The volume is transdisciplinary oriented with a firm basis in the language sciences, including terminology, knowledge transfer, multilingual and cross-cultural exchange.

Fundamental aspects -- LSPs as specialized genres / Maurizio Gotti -- LSPs as instruments for communicating knowledge / Peter Kastberg -- LSPs as instruments for intercultural communication / Marie J. Myers -- LSP lexicography and typology of specialized dictionaries / Sandro Nielsen -- Teaching LSPs to technical communicators / Merja Koskela, Suvi Isohela -- Legal language / Heikki Mattila -- Economic language / Ingrid Simonnaes, Marita Kristiansen -- Medical language Ingrid Wiese -- LSPs in French / John Humbley -- Finnish LSPs : terminology work in Finland / Pirkko Nuolijärvi -- Norwegian LSPs / ℗Øivin Andersen, Johan Myking -- Dominance of ESP in various domains in the context of gobal English / Christer Laurén, Sauli Takala -- Gender and LSP / Christer Laurén, Marianne Nordman -- Company-speak, organisation-speak / Dardo De Vecchi -- Controlled language / Richard Ryan -- Technical communication and technical documentation / Darina Slattery, Yvonne Cleary -- Instructional texts : learn how to get things done / Markus Nickl -- The language of science : a systemic-functional perspective / Jonathan Webster -- Oral discourse in scientific research / Sabine Ylönen -- Legal discourse as an example of domain-specific science communication / Ulla Tiilillä -- LSPs as instruments for science communication / Marie J. Myers -- Term formation and neology / John Humbley -- Terminological concept systems / Anita Nuopponen -- Socioterminology / John Humbley -- Technical terminology / Thorsten Roelcke -- Terminology work in different domains : legal terminology / Peter Sandrini -- Terminology work in different domains : medical terminology / Ingrid Wiese -- Terminology work for specific problem areas and issues : the case of oil terminology / ℗Øivin Andersen, Johan Myking -- Legal translation / Peter Sandrini.