This book presents research into various types of professional discourse through the prism of the functional linguistics approach. Focusing mainly on practical aspects of speech, the book discusses various topics, such as structural, semantic, cognitive and pragmatic characteristics of professional discourse, argumentation strategies, humour in professional discourse, and word-building processes. It also highlights communicative effectiveness methods in professional discourse. Offering new ideas and discussing the latest findings, the book is intended for researchers, lecturers and professionals in the field.

Elena N. Malyuga is an Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Head of  Foreign Languages Department, Economics Faculty of RUDN University (Peoples Friendship University of Russia). She is also a Professor with D.Sc. in Linguistics, and the Editor ofTraining Language and Culture. Her scientific interests include functional pragmatics, sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, intercultural business communication and profession oriented education. She has authored more than 250 publications, including course books, monographs and research articles indexed by Web of Science and Scopus. 

Introduction: Professional discourse in the focus of functional linguistics.- Professional Discourse: Functional-Linguistic Perspective (Based on Academic Discourse).- Expressive Syntactic Devices as Means of Forming Advertising Discourse.- Functional and Linguistic Features of Humour in Economic Discourse.- Study of Precedent Text Pragmatic Function in Modern Economic Discourse.- Peculiarities of Argumentative Strategies of Modern English Political Discourse.- Discursive Construction of Others in the Semiotic Space of Political Communication.- Medical Professional Discourse in Terms of Cognitive Linguistic Analysis.- Professional discourse situations as quanta of professional communication.- World-building Processes in Professional Romance Languages (Exemplified by Professional Terminology in the Area of Fashion).