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Development and Research of Corpus of International ProfessionalEnglish Discourse

Research Project

Project/Area Number 22520390
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Linguistics
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

HANDFORD Mike  東京大学, 大学院・工学系研究科, 教授 (00466781)

Project Period (FY) 2010 – 2012
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Keywords談話研究 / コーパス語用論 / コーパス / コミュニケーション / ビジネス英語 / 会話分析・研究 / 異文化 / プロフェッショナル / 語用論 / ミーティング / 談話分析・研究 / 語用諭
Research Abstract

The first aim of this research project was to collect various forms of data from the construction industry, including interviews, documents and most importantly recordings of spoken interactions between professional engineers in international settings. These different sources of data could then be combined into a corpus of international construction communication. Over the three year period, data has in fact been collected from Asian and European locations, from both the design stage of the construction process and the construction phase of the construction process. The data is from both small, local projects and large international projects involving many participants from different organisations. Some key findings concerned the use of non verbal communication on UK and international construction sites, and the discursive realization of conflict in international design meetings. A second aim was to publish findings based on this research in academic publications. This has been achieved. For instance, one paper on language in the construction industry won a prize for best article of 2011 in the prestigious Journal of English for Specific Purposes.A third aim of the research was to communicate the findings to postgraduate students at Tokyo University, and to professionals in the field. Once again, these aims have been fulfilled, through lectures in the department of civil engineering, workshops withprofessionals, and articles in professional magazines.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2012 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2011 Annual Research Report
  • 2010 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (33 results)

All 2012 2011 2010

All Journal Article (6 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 6 results) Presentation (16 results) (of which Invited: 3 results) Book (11 results)

  • [Journal Article] Construction communication training: issues and aims2012

    • Author(s)
      Handford, M
    • Journal Title

      Civil Engineering

      Volume: Vol.67,No.11 Pages: 73-76

    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Construction communication training: issues and aims2012

    • Author(s)
      Handford, M.
    • Journal Title

      Civil Engineering

      Volume: 67(11) Pages: 73-76

    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Lexicogrammar in the international construction industry: a corpus-based case study of Japanese-Hong-Kongese on-site interactions in English (Winner of the 2011Horowitz Prize for Best ESP article)2011

    • Author(s)
      Handford, M. & Matous, P
    • Journal Title

      The Journal of English for Specific Purposes

      Volume: Vol.30 Pages: 87-100

    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Lexicogrammar in the international construction industry : a corpus-based case study of J apanese-Hong-Kongese on-site interactions in English(Winner of the 2011 Horowitz Prize for Best ESP article)2011

    • Author(s)
      Handford, M., Matous, P. (2011)
    • Journal Title

      The Journal of English Specific Purposes

      Volume: 30 Issue: 2 Pages: 87-100

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.esp.2010.12.002

    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] It's not rocket science": metaphors and idioms in conflictual business meetings2010

    • Author(s)
      Michael HANDFORD
    • Journal Title

      Text and Talk

      Volume: Vol.30,No.1 Pages: 27-51

    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 'It's not rocket science': metaphors and idioms in conflictual business meetings2010

    • Author(s)
      Michael Handford
    • Journal Title

      Text and Talk

      Volume: 30:1 Pages: 27-51

    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Not 'letting it pass' in an ELF business meeting in South East Asia2012

    • Author(s)
      M. Handford
    • Organizer
      BAAL Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Southampton University, UK
    • Year and Date
      2012-09-06
    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] The use of metaphors and idioms in ELF and L1 spoken professional English2012

    • Author(s)
      A. Koester and M. Handford
    • Organizer
      English as aLingua Franca Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
    • Year and Date
      2012-05-24
    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Analysing ProfessionalDiscourse: Corpus Context and Culture2012

    • Author(s)
      M. Handford
    • Organizer
      Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching Conference (ALLT)
    • Place of Presentation
      National Taiwan University ofScience and Technology, Taiwan
    • Year and Date
      2012-04-21
    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Plenary Speaker. Analysing Professional Discourse: Corpus Context and Culture2012

    • Author(s)
      M. Handford
    • Organizer
      Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching Conference (ALLT)
    • Place of Presentation
      National Taiwan University of Science and Technology; Taiwan(招待講演)
    • Year and Date
      2012-04-21
    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Analysing Professional Discourse: Corpus Context and Culture2012

    • Author(s)
      M. Handford
    • Organizer
      Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching Conference (ALLT)
    • Place of Presentation
      Taipei, Taiwan
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] The use of metaphors and idioms in ELF and L1 spoken professional English2012

    • Author(s)
      A. Koester and M. Handford
    • Organizer
      English as a Lingua Franca Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Not ‘letting it pass’ in an ELF business meeting in South East Asia2012

    • Author(s)
      M. Handford
    • Organizer
      BAAL Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Southampton University, UK
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Exploiting a BusinessCorpus for research and pedagogical purposes2011

    • Author(s)
      M. Handford
    • Organizer
      The Department of EnglishStudies
    • Place of Presentation
      HongKong University, China
    • Year and Date
      2011-09-12
    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Invited speaker. Exptoiting a Business Corpuess for research and pedagogical purposes2011

    • Author(s)
      M. Handford
    • Organizer
      The Department of English Studies
    • Place of Presentation
      Hong Kong University,China(招待講演)
    • Year and Date
      2011-09-12
    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Deixis and gesture in the construction industry.2011

    • Author(s)
      M. Handford
    • Organizer
      The Discourse and the Enterprise (DICOEN)COnference
    • Place of Presentation
      Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
    • Year and Date
      2011-09-11
    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Colloquium Chair: professional discourse and corpora. Signalling culture in professional discourse2011

    • Author(s)
      M. Handford
    • Organizer
      Corpus Linguistics Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Birmingham University, U.K.
    • Year and Date
      2011-07-20
    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Accounting for the cultural in internnational professional interactions: a case study of Japanese engineers.2011

    • Author(s)
      M. Handford
    • Organizer
      The Language, Identity and Intercultural Communication Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Birkbeck College, London U.K.
    • Year and Date
      2011-06-10
    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Applying mixedmethods in understanding professional intercultural communication: the case of deontic modality in business meetings2010

    • Author(s)
      Michael Handford
    • Organizer
      British Association of Applied Linguistics
    • Place of Presentation
      Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
    • Year and Date
      2010-09-09
    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Interpersonal itemsand discursive practices in international construction: a Japanese construction company in Hong Kong2010

    • Author(s)
      Michael Handford
    • Organizer
      Asia-Pacific Rim LSP and Professional Communication Association
    • Place of Presentation
      Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    • Year and Date
      2010-07-15
    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Applying mixed methods in understanding professional intercultural communication : the case of deontic modality in business meetings.2010

    • Author(s)
      Michael Handford
    • Organizer
      British Association of Applied Linguistics
    • Place of Presentation
      Aberdeen, Scotland
    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Interpersonal items and discursive practices in international construction : a Japanese construction company in Hong Kong.2010

    • Author(s)
      Michael Handford
    • Organizer
      Asia-Pacific Rim LSP and Professional Communication Association
    • Place of Presentation
      Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Corpus Applications in Applied Linguistics2012

    • Author(s)
      Hyland, K. Chau, M. H. and Handford, M
    • Total Pages
      260
    • Publisher
      Continuum
    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report
  • [Book] BusinessAdvantage: Theory, Practice, Skills(advanced level)2012

    • Author(s)
      Lisboa, M. and Handford, M
    • Total Pages
      208
    • Publisher
      CambridgeUniversity Press
    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report
  • [Book] Corpus Applications in Applied Linguistics2012

    • Author(s)
      Hyland, K. Chau, M. H. and Handford, M.
    • Total Pages
      260
    • Publisher
      Continuum
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Business Advantage: Theory, Practice, Skills (advanced level)2012

    • Author(s)
      Lisboa, M. and Handford, M.
    • Total Pages
      208
    • Publisher
      Cambridge University Press
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Business Advantage: Business Theory, Practice Skills (upper intermediate level)2011

    • Author(s)
      Handford, M., Koester, A., Lisboa, M &A. Pitt
    • Total Pages
      198
    • Publisher
      Cambridge University Press
    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report
  • [Book] Business Advantage: Business Theory, Practice Skills (upper intermediate level2011

    • Author(s)
      Handford, M., Koester, A., Lisboa, M, A. Pitt (2011)
    • Total Pages
      198
    • Publisher
      Cambridge University Press
    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Gee, J.P & M. Handford (Eds.) The Routledge Handbook of Discourse Analysis Abingdon: Routledge.2011

    • Author(s)
      Koester, A., Handford, M. (2011)
    • Publisher
      Spoken professional genres
    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] The Language of Business Meeting2010

    • Author(s)
      Michael Handford
    • Total Pages
      273
    • Publisher
      Cambridge University Press
    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report
  • [Book] What a corpus can tell us about specialist genres2010

    • Author(s)
      Michael Handford
    • Publisher
      Routledge Handbook of Corpus Linguistics
    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report
  • [Book] Cambridge University Press2010

    • Author(s)
      Michael Handford
    • Total Pages
      273
    • Publisher
      The Language of Business Meeting
    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Routledge Handbook of Corpus Linguistics2010

    • Author(s)
      Michael Handford
    • Publisher
      What a corpus can tell us about specialist genres
    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2010-08-23   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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