Britt-Louise Gunnarsson
Biographic Data
| ID | 659176 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Britt-Louise Gunnarsson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Britt-Louise |
| FAMILY NAME | Gunnarsson |
| SIGNATURE | GUNNARSSON B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stockholm University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Construction of Professional Discourse
Internationally, there is increasing research and interest in the processes of the production and reception of texts for specific purposes and in the historical development of genres and registers within Languages for Specific Purposes (LSP), psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, anthropology and the sociology of science. Studies of professional communication have traditionally been biased towards the written medium and have been carried out with …
Multilingualism in European workplaces
This state-of-the-art article includes a review of past and recent studies on multilingualism at work in European environments. One aim is to provide the reader with a cross-cultural picture of workplace studies on various languages in Europe, another to discuss both positive and problem-based accounts of multilingualism at work. The overview covers studies on workplace interaction in multilingual regions in Europe, on English as a lingua franca …
Multilingualism in the Workplace
This survey article presents studies on multilingualism in the workplace carried out in different regions. One aim is to give a cross-cultural picture of workplace studies on different languages, and another is to discuss both positive and problem-based accounts of multilingualism at work. The conditions for workplace discourse have been influenced by a series of changes taking place in recent decades. Technological advances have led to new types…
Soziolinguistische Bibliographie europäischer Länder für 2010 / Sociolinguistic Bibliography of European Countries for 2010 / Bibliographie sociolinguistique des pays européens pour 2010
Article Soziolinguistische Bibliographie europäischer Länder für 2010 / Sociolinguistic Bibliography of European Countries for 2010 / Bibliographie sociolinguistique des pays européens pour 2010 was published on November 1, 2012 in the journal Sociolinguistica (volume 26, issue 1)
Soziolinguistische Bibliographie europäischer Länder für 2009 / Sociolinguistic Bibliography of European Countries for 2009 / Bibliographie sociolinguistique des pays européens pour 2009
Article Soziolinguistische Bibliographie europäischer Länder für 2009 / Sociolinguistic Bibliography of European Countries for 2009 / Bibliographie sociolinguistique des pays européens pour 2009 was published on October 1, 2015 in the journal Sociolinguistica (volume 25, issue 1)
Languages of Science in the Eighteenth Century
Introduction
The eighteenth century is an important period in both the history of science and the history of languages. Interest in science, and especially in the useful sciences, exploded and a new, modern approach to scientific discovery and the accumulation of knowledge emerged. It was during this century, too, that ideas on language and language practice began to change more widely, including in northern Europe. There, Latin had been more or less the only…
Soziolinguistische Bibliographie europäischer Länder für 2008. Sociolinguistic Bibliography of European Countries for 2008. Bibliographie sociolinguistique des pays européens pour 2008
Article Soziolinguistische Bibliographie europäischer Länder für 2008. Sociolinguistic Bibliography of European Countries for 2008. Bibliographie sociolinguistique des pays européens pour 2008. was published on December 14, 2010 in the journal Sociolinguistica (volume 24, issue 1)
Swedish Tomorrow – A Product of the Linguistic Dominance of English
This article discusses the consequences of the dominance of English for a small language like Swedish and a small country like Sweden. The first part presents a survey of contrastive studies, which reveal that texts and writing in the mother tongue differ between cultures. Also, writing styles in foreign languages, for example in English, vary depending on the cultural and textual background of the writer. The main focus lies in contrastive studi…
Discourse, Organizations and National Cultures
The article explores the complex and multi-dimensional relationship between organization and discourse, using interview data and written documents collected within banks in Sweden, Germany and Britain. The first part of the analysis, which examines the extent to which the organizations studied can be said to form discourse units in their own right, shows that management ideas, norms and values seem to have a considerable impact on bank discourse.…
Institutional narrative
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Language for Special Purposes
Multilingualism in European workplaces
This state-of-the-art article includes a review of past and recent studies on multilingualism at work in European environments. One aim is to provide the reader with a cross-cultural picture of workplace studies on various languages in Europe, another to discuss both positive and problem-based accounts of multilingualism at work. The overview covers studies on workplace interaction in multilingual regions in Europe, on English as a lingua franca …
Discourse, Organizations and National Cultures
The article explores the complex and multi-dimensional relationship between organization and discourse, using interview data and written documents collected within banks in Sweden, Germany and Britain. The first part of the analysis, which examines the extent to which the organizations studied can be said to form discourse units in their own right, shows that management ideas, norms and values seem to have a considerable impact on bank discourse.…
Language for Special Purposes
Institutional narrative
Preview this article: Institutional narrative: Culture, professionalization and depersonalization, Page 1 of 1 /docserver/preview/fulltext/ni.9.1.10gun-1.gif
Swedish Tomorrow – A Product of the Linguistic Dominance of English
This article discusses the consequences of the dominance of English for a small language like Swedish and a small country like Sweden. The first part presents a survey of contrastive studies, which reveal that texts and writing in the mother tongue differ between cultures. Also, writing styles in foreign languages, for example in English, vary depending on the cultural and textual background of the writer. The main focus lies in contrastive studi…
Discourse, Organizations and National Cultures
The article explores the complex and multi-dimensional relationship between organization and discourse, using interview data and written documents collected within banks in Sweden, Germany and Britain. The first part of the analysis, which examines the extent to which the organizations studied can be said to form discourse units in their own right, shows that management ideas, norms and values seem to have a considerable impact on bank discourse.…
Soziolinguistische Bibliographie europäischer Länder für 2008. Sociolinguistic Bibliography of European Countries for 2008. Bibliographie sociolinguistique des pays européens pour 2008
Article Soziolinguistische Bibliographie europäischer Länder für 2008. Sociolinguistic Bibliography of European Countries for 2008. Bibliographie sociolinguistique des pays européens pour 2008. was published on December 14, 2010 in the journal Sociolinguistica (volume 24, issue 1)
Soziolinguistische Bibliographie europäischer Länder für 2009 / Sociolinguistic Bibliography of European Countries for 2009 / Bibliographie sociolinguistique des pays européens pour 2009
Article Soziolinguistische Bibliographie europäischer Länder für 2009 / Sociolinguistic Bibliography of European Countries for 2009 / Bibliographie sociolinguistique des pays européens pour 2009 was published on October 1, 2015 in the journal Sociolinguistica (volume 25, issue 1)
Languages of Science in the Eighteenth Century
Introduction
The eighteenth century is an important period in both the history of science and the history of languages. Interest in science, and especially in the useful sciences, exploded and a new, modern approach to scientific discovery and the accumulation of knowledge emerged. It was during this century, too, that ideas on language and language practice began to change more widely, including in northern Europe. There, Latin had been more or less the only…
Soziolinguistische Bibliographie europäischer Länder für 2010 / Sociolinguistic Bibliography of European Countries for 2010 / Bibliographie sociolinguistique des pays européens pour 2010
Article Soziolinguistische Bibliographie europäischer Länder für 2010 / Sociolinguistic Bibliography of European Countries for 2010 / Bibliographie sociolinguistique des pays européens pour 2010 was published on November 1, 2012 in the journal Sociolinguistica (volume 26, issue 1)
Multilingualism in the Workplace
This survey article presents studies on multilingualism in the workplace carried out in different regions. One aim is to give a cross-cultural picture of workplace studies on different languages, and another is to discuss both positive and problem-based accounts of multilingualism at work. The conditions for workplace discourse have been influenced by a series of changes taking place in recent decades. Technological advances have led to new types…
The Construction of Professional Discourse
Internationally, there is increasing research and interest in the processes of the production and reception of texts for specific purposes and in the historical development of genres and registers within Languages for Specific Purposes (LSP), psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, anthropology and the sociology of science. Studies of professional communication have traditionally been biased towards the written medium and have been carried out with …
Multilingualism in European workplaces
This state-of-the-art article includes a review of past and recent studies on multilingualism at work in European environments. One aim is to provide the reader with a cross-cultural picture of workplace studies on various languages in Europe, another to discuss both positive and problem-based accounts of multilingualism at work. The overview covers studies on workplace interaction in multilingual regions in Europe, on English as a lingua franca …
Sociology (9 works) · Linguistics (8 works) · Linguistic research and analysis (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity (5 works) · Anthropology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · History (3 works) · Humanities (3 works)