Analysing Genre: Language Use in Professional Settings

In his Analysing Genre: Language Use in Professional Settings (1993), Bhatia discusses at some length his continuing research into legal communities that use English and other languages (pp. 101-143). He identifies the various genres of the legal profession: their purposes, contexts, and the form and content that appear to be conventional. He also contrasts these genres as they are realized in texts from various cultures. (Johns, Ann. "Discourse Communities and Communities of Practice," p. 503 in WAW).