Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Beyond Misunderstanding — Introduction 1
4. Part one: Basic assumptions of the linguistic reconstruction of intercultural communication
5. Multilingual repertoires and the consequences for linguistic theory 11
6. The cultural apparatus 43
7. The notions of perspective and perspectivising in intercultural communication research 97
8. Part two: Interactive analyses of intercultural discourse
9. Perspectives in conflict 155
10. Beyond ‘misunderstandings’ and ‘cultural stereotypes’ 175
11. Intercultural communication in institutional counselling sessions 189
12. Ethnic and social groups and their linguistic categorization 217
13. “How are you?” “I’m hot” 245
14. Where do ‘we’ fit in? 261
15. Communicating affect in intercultural lamentations in Caucasian Georgia 289
16. Beyond competence 313
17. Authors of Beyond Misunderstanding 331
18. Index 335