Subfields of Linguistics - Linguists spend their time studying what language is and what it does. Different linguists study language in different ways. Some study the design features that the grammars of all the world's languages share. Some study the differences among languages. Some linguists focus on structure, others on meaning. Some study language in the head, some study language in society. (James Paul Gee, Literacy and Education.
Sales negotiation can be a very formal process. Sales negotiation is a process that involves the deliberation of all details necessary to successfully complete a sale.
What is a 'Straw Buyer'. A straw buyer is a person who makes a purchase on behalf of another person. A straw buyer is used when the real buyer cannot complete the transaction for some reason. It is not necessarily illegal to use a straw buyer, except where the transaction involves fraud or purchasing goods for someone who is legally barred from making the purchase themselves.