The Audit Report in Contrast: Developing Corpus-Informed Applications for Spanish Users of English for Business Purposes

IF 1.6 2区文学 Q2 COMMUNICATION

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication Pub Date : 2024-08-08 DOI:10.1109/TPC.2024.3415242

Marlén Izquierdo

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Background: This article argues for the intersection of intercultural technical and professional communication (TPC), contrastive rhetoric, and corpus linguistics as a powerful alliance to perform application-oriented genre analysis. Literature review: Research into technical and professional communication has long been interested in genre analysis from an English for Specific Purposes (ESP) approach. Genres are a frequent form of professional communication; reports, in particular, have received great attention in the field of English for Business Purposes (EBP). Nevertheless, existing research has criticized that many ESP/EBP coursebooks are not really tailored to the trade, let alone contain the language used in real-life professional settings. Consequently, specialized corpora for genre description pertain. Aim: This study analyzes the audit report business genre to develop applications of language use for EBP learners. Research questions: 1. What characterizes the audit report (AuR) genre macrostructure in English (EN) and Spanish (ES)? 2. Are there noticeable differences between EN and ES in terms of genre realization? 3. How can the findings of descriptive research be applied in professional contexts? Method: An ad-hoc comparable corpus of authentic AuRs was compiled, tagged at the rhetorical level and browsed following a top-down procedure. First, the macrostructure of the AuR was pinned down and then compared cross-linguistically in search of similarities and differences. Then auditors’ self-mention markers and verbs referring to their tasks were examined. Results: Minor differences were observed at the rhetorical level, as opposed to the findings at the level of grammatical realization. A two-fold proposal is made to transfer descriptive knowledge to an ESP educational setting and to the workplace.

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审计报告的对比：为西班牙语商务英语用户开发语料库应用软件

背景：本文论证了跨文化技术与专业交流（TPC）、对比修辞学和语料库语言学之间的交叉，认为它们是进行以应用为导向的体裁分析的强大联盟。文献回顾：长期以来，专业技术交际研究一直关注从专门用途英语（ESP）角度进行体裁分析。体裁是专业交流的一种常见形式；尤其是报告，在商务英语（EBP）领域受到极大关注。然而，现有的研究批评说，许多 ESP/EBP 教材并不是真正为该行业量身定做的，更不用说包含现实生活中专业环境中使用的语言了。因此，需要专门的体裁描述语料库。目的：本研究分析了审计报告的商业体裁，以开发 EBP 学习者的语言应用。研究问题1.在英语（EN）和西班牙语（ES）中，审计报告（AuR）体裁的宏观结构有何特点？2.在体裁实现方面，英语（EN）和西班牙语（ES）之间是否存在明显差异？3.如何将描述性研究的结果应用于专业领域？研究方法：对真实的 AuRs 进行临时可比语料库编纂，在修辞层面进行标记，并按照自上而下的程序进行浏览。首先，确定 AuR 的宏观结构，然后进行跨语言比较，寻找异同点。然后，对审计员的自我提及标记和指代其任务的动词进行研究。研究结果与语法实现层面上的研究结果相比，在修辞层面上观察到的差异较小。本文从两个方面提出了将描述性知识应用于 ESP 教育环境和工作场所的建议。

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IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication COMMUNICATION-

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期刊介绍： The IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to applied research on professional communication—including but not limited to technical and business communication. Papers should address the research interests and needs of technical communicators, engineers, scientists, information designers, editors, linguists, translators, managers, business professionals, and others from around the globe who practice, conduct research on, and teach others about effective professional communication. The Transactions publishes original, empirical research that addresses one of these contexts: The communication practices of technical professionals, such as engineers and scientists The practices of professional communicators who work in technical or business environments Evidence-based methods for teaching and practicing professional and technical communication.