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 of Training 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.