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Publication details [#66209]

Townley, Anthony. 2019. A pivotal interactional role to oversee contract negotiation activity: Insights into a key interdisciplinary legal-business practice. Discourse & Communication 13 (2) : 228–248.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
discourse | discourse analysis | ethnography | genre | interaction | language for special purposes | negotiation | professional language
Place, Publisher
SAGE Publications

Annotation

Based on ethnographic and linguistic assays, this paper limns the discourse-linked practices and interactional role conducts of an experienced lawyer who adopted a crucial role in the negotiation of a Mergers-and-Acquisitions (M&A) type transaction vis-a-vis a number of other legal and financial professionals.