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Language of Economics

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The aim of this contribution is to discuss the characteristic features of economic discourse. Moreover, the language of economics is studied through the prism of domains, approaches, and perspectives used to investigate the complexity of economic communication. In addition, different methods of researching the language of economics are presented and discussed, including interdisciplinary methodologies.

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  1. Intercultural Communication and Neurolinguistics Laboratory, Department of Translation Studies, Faculty of Languages, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 55, 80-952, Gdansk, Poland

    Magdalena Bielenia-Grajewska

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  1. Montpellier, France

    Alain Marciano

  2. Dept DiGSPES, Univ del Piemonte Orientale Dept DiGSPES, Alessandria, Italy

    Giovanni Battista Ramello

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Bielenia-Grajewska, M. (2016). Language of Economics. In: Marciano, A., Ramello, G. (eds) Encyclopedia of Law and Economics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7883-6_282-1

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