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Chapter 2: Approaches to Exploring Language in the Workplace

Chapter 2: Approaches to Exploring Language in the Workplace

pp. 15-50

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, Victoria University of Wellington
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Summary

In this chapter, background theory and approaches to analysis are explored. To begin, social constructionism is introduced. This theory has been very influential in a range of fields of social science over the last few decades, including the field of language in the workplace. This is an important social theory underlying approaches to communication in this area.

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