As an extension of this study of spoken business-oriented vocabularies, the authors are
exploring the items within a written business-oriented vocabulary in a ‘commerce and
finance’ corpus, which is a component of the BNC. It is hoped that the observation of both
spoken and written business-oriented vocabularies using the same approach suggested in this
paper will further contribute to preparing a steady and effective method for meeting the
increased need for pedagogical materials, as well as address the demands of a rapidly growing
global business community.