I-XII -- Working with language: an introduction -- 1 Language in operational crisis. Editorial preface -- 2 Language and history. Editorial preface -- 3 Language training for immigrant professionals. Editorial preface -- 4 Relationships between language and work. Editorial preface -- 5 The language of courtroom resistance. Editorial preface -- 6 Language and scientific work. Editorial preface -- 7 The language of bureaucracy. Editorial preface -- 8 The language of drama translation. Editorial preface -- 9 The language of doctors and their patients. Editorial preface -- 10 The language of medical research. Editorial preface -- 11 The language of computer conversations. Editorial preface -- 12 Testing the language of health personnel. Editorial preface -- 13 Language and occupation in Bombay. Editorial preface -- 14 Language for specific purposes. Editorial preface -- 15 Language in police work. Editorial preface -- 16 Language in the jury selection process. Editorial preface -- 17 The language of business negotiation. Editorial preface -- 18 Language and education in Peru. Editorial preface -- 19 The language of nurse counsellors. Editorial preface -- Notes on contributors -- Bibliography -- Author index