TY - BOOK AU - Evangelisti Allori,Paola AU - Garzone,Giuliana TI - Discourse, identities and genres in corporate communication: sponsorship, advertising and organizational communication T2 - Linguistic insights : studies in language and communication SN - 3034305915 U1 - 302.2/4 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Bern PB - Peter Lang KW - English language KW - Rhetoric KW - Business English KW - Technical English KW - Business communication KW - Ingles técnico KW - Inglés KW - Análisis del discurso KW - Comunicación en la empresa KW - Retórica N1 - Includes bibliographical references N2 - The studies collected in this volume contribute to shedding light on the multi-faceted complexity and stratification of identity within the context of corporate communication, by definition characterized by the interplay and intersection among genres, discursive practices and communicative events involving both individual and collective actors. The texts investigated include openly promotional genres specifically aimed at constructing and promoting a company’s image in the marketplace, such as those used in sponsorship and advertising, as well as organizational genres which in spite of their primarily operational purpose also incorporate cues aimed at the planned self-representation of the enterprise. The arguments presented in the various chapters and the research results supporting them bring evidence to the crucial role discourse plays in the construction of corporate identity at all levels ER -