Handbook of Intercultural Communication

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Handbook of Intercultural Communication

Edited by: Helga Kotthoff and Helen Spencer-Oatey

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2007

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Volume 7 | Handbooks of Applied Linguistics [HAL]

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In today’s globalized world of international contact and multicultural interaction, effective intercultural communication is increasingly seen as a pre-requisite for social harmony and organisational success. This handbook takes a ?problem-solving? approach to the various issues that arise in real-life intercultural interaction. The editors have brought together experts from a range of disciplines, including linguistics, psychology and anthropology, to provide a multidisciplinary perspective on the field, whilst simultaneously anchoring it in Applied Linguistics.

Key features:

provides a state-of-the-art description of different areas in the context of intercultural communication
presents a critical appraisal of the relevance of the field
offers solutions of everyday language-related problems
international handbook with contributions from renown experts in the field

Author / Editor information

Helga Kotthoff, Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg, Freiburg/Br., Germany;Helen Spencer-Oatey , University of Warwick, UK.

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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	i
Contents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	xix
1. Introduction Helen Spencer-Oatey and Helga Kotthoff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
I. Multidisciplinary perspectives on intercultural communication
Editors’ introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	9
2. Discourse, cultural diversity and communication: a linguistic anthropological perspective John Gumperz and Jenny Cook-Gumperz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	13
3. A cognitive pragmatic perspective on communication and culture Vladimir Žegarac Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	31
4. Psychological perspectives: social psychology, language, and intercultural communication Madeleine Brabant, Bernadette Watson and Cindy Gallois Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	55
5. Emotion and intercultural adjustment David Matsumoto, Seung Hee You and Jeffrey A. LeRoux Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	77
6. Multidisciplinary perspectives on intercultural conflict: the ‘Bermuda Triangle’ of conflict, culture and communication Nathalie Meurs and Helen Spencer-Oatey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	99
II. Intercultural perspectives on communicative practices and processes
Editors’ introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	123
7. Intercultural communication and the relevance of cultural specific repertoires of communicative genres Susanne Günthner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	127
8. Humour across cultures: joking in the multicultural workplace Meredith Marra and Janet Holmes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	153
9. Ritual and style across cultures Helga Kotthoff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	173
10. Lingua franca communication in multiethnic contexts Christiane Meierkord Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	199
11. The impact of culture on interpreter behaviour Helen Spencer-Oatey and Jianyu Xing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	219
III. Intercultural communication in different sectors of life
Editors’ introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	239
12. Intercultural communication in healthcare settings Celia Roberts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	243
13. Differences and difficulties in intercultural management interaction Peter Franklin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	263
14. Understanding Aboriginal silence in legal contexts Diana Eades Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	285
15. Schools and cultural difference Albert Scherr Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	303
16. The cultural context of media interpretation Perry Hinton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	323
17. Cross-cultural communication in intimate relationships Ingrid Piller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	341
IV. Issues and Debates
Editors’ introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	363
18. Discrimination in discourses Martin Reisigl Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	365
19. Power and dominance in intercultural communication Winfried Thielmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	395
20. Communicating Identity in Intercultural Communication Janet Spreckels and Helga Kotthoff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	415
21. Communities of practice in the analysis of intercultural communication Saskia Corder and Miriam Meyerhoff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	441
V. Assessing and developing intercultural competence
Editors’ introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	465
22. Intercultural competence and assessment: perspectives from the INCA Project Elisabeth Prechtl and Anne Davidson Lund Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	467
23. Intercultural Training Martina Rost-Roth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	491
24. Adapting authentic workplace talk for workplace intercultural communication training Jonathan Newton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	519
Backmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	537

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eBook published on:

September 25, 2008

eBook ISBN:

9783110198584

Hardcover published on:

September 17, 2007

Hardcover ISBN:

9783110184716

Paperback published on:

August 28, 2009

Paperback ISBN:

9783110214314

Pages and Images/Illustrations in book

Front matter:

22

Main content:

560

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110198584

eBook ISBN: 9783110198584

Hardcover ISBN: 9783110184716

Paperback ISBN: 9783110214314

Keywords for this book

Applied linguistics; international and intercultural communication

Audience(s) for this book

Research Libraries, Academics, who are interested in Bilingualism, ex. g. Linguists, Specialists on Minority Languages and Immigration, but also Politicans, Sociologists etc., Advanced Students of Linguistics

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