Preface
List of acronyms and abbreviations
List of tables and figures
CHAPTER 1 Introduction
1.1 Rationale for the study
1.2 The university lecture: pros and cons
1.3 Aims of the study
1.4 Target readership
1.5 Overview of the book
CHAPTER 2 Background to the study: The merger of discourses
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Spoken discourse
2.2.1 The linguistic/discursive approach
2.2.2 The interactional approach
2.3 Academic discourse
2.4 Disciplinary discourse: the field of economics
2.5 Professional discourse: the world of business
2.6 A conceptual framework for analyzing business studies lectures
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