professional discourse, Fachkommunikation, English, German / Deutsch

The Changing Landscape of Professional Discourse is an international conference organized by the University of Ostrava?s Centre for the Research of Professional Language - Zentrum für Fachsprachenforschung, which was set up in 2011 to coordinate a team of linguists researching professional communication in the English and German languages. The conference aims to provide a forum for linguists to present their research exploring the vast, varied and developing area of professional discourse - sharing ideas and discussing their findings, methods, and future plans. We especially welcome papers and presentations investigating the fields of emerging genres - their stability and change in generic structure, multimodality and multimedia in professional discourse and intersubjective positioning in professional discourse: contact and conflict at the professional & public interface.