The Language of Work examines how language is used in business and the workplace, looking at a range of situations and data: from meetings to informal negotiations, promotional letters to emails.

It explores representations of work in advertising, career magazines, and workplace talk. The book looks at the way people in business interact through small talk, politeness, customer care, and management-employee relationships. It is illustrated with lively examples taken from the real world and includes a full index of terms.

The text features a useful section on entering the world of work, exploring job adverts and texts that give advice on CV writing and developing 'transferable skills'.