New Challenges for Research on Language for Special Purposes

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This anthology consists of selected papers presented by European scholars at the 21st LSP-Conference 2017 on Interdisciplinary knowledge-making: challenges for LSP-research, held at NHH Norwegian School of Economics in Bergen, Norway. The multifarious aspects of LSP-research publication cover issues on terms and terminology, LSP-texts from a text linguistic approach, training in LSP-settings and translation of LSPtexts. The volume gives an up-to-date selection of the ongoing research endeavours in specialised communication in subject fields ranging from maritime accidents over healthcare and financial accounting to climate change.<br /><br />Ingrid Simonnæs is since 2012 Professor emerita at the Department of Professional and Intercultural Communication at NHH Norwegian School of Economics in Bergen. Main research areas: LSP-communication, Translation Studies, Legal Linguistics. Øivin Andersen is since 2005 a professor of general linguistics at the University of Bergen/Norway. Main research areas: Terminology and LSP, Lexicography, Language Policy and Text Linguistics. Klaus Schubert is a professor of applied linguistics/international specialized communication at the University of Hildesheim (Germany). Main research areas: Applied Linguistics, Translation Studies, Specialized Communication Studies, Interlinguistics.

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