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Handbook of Intercultural Communication

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Published/Copyright: 2007
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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

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

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    Frontmatter

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    Contents

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    1. Introduction

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    Helen Spencer-Oatey and Helga Kotthoff
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  • I. Multidisciplinary perspectives on intercultural communication
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    2. Discourse, cultural diversity and communication: a linguistic anthropological perspective

    13
    John Gumperz and Jenny Cook-Gumperz
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    3. A cognitive pragmatic perspective on communication and culture

    31
    Vladimir Žegarac
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    4. Psychological perspectives: social psychology, language, and intercultural communication

    55
    Madeleine Brabant, Bernadette Watson and Cindy Gallois
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    5. Emotion and intercultural adjustment

    77
    David Matsumoto, Seung Hee You and Jeffrey A. LeRoux
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    6. Multidisciplinary perspectives on intercultural conflict: the ‘Bermuda Triangle’ of conflict, culture and communication

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    Nathalie Meurs and Helen Spencer-Oatey
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  • II. Intercultural perspectives on communicative practices and processes
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    7. Intercultural communication and the relevance of cultural specific repertoires of communicative genres

    127
    Susanne Günthner
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    8. Humour across cultures: joking in the multicultural workplace

    153
    Meredith Marra and Janet Holmes
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    9. Ritual and style across cultures

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    Helga Kotthoff
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    10. Lingua franca communication in multiethnic contexts

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    Christiane Meierkord
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    11. The impact of culture on interpreter behaviour

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    Helen Spencer-Oatey and Jianyu Xing
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  • III. Intercultural communication in different sectors of life
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    12. Intercultural communication in healthcare settings

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    Celia Roberts
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    13. Differences and difficulties in intercultural management interaction

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    Peter Franklin
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    14. Understanding Aboriginal silence in legal contexts

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    Diana Eades
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    15. Schools and cultural difference

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    Albert Scherr
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    16. The cultural context of media interpretation

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    Perry Hinton
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    17. Cross-cultural communication in intimate relationships

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    Ingrid Piller
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  • IV. Issues and Debates
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    18. Discrimination in discourses

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    Martin Reisigl
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    19. Power and dominance in intercultural communication

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    Winfried Thielmann
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    20. Communicating Identity in Intercultural Communication

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    Janet Spreckels and Helga Kotthoff
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    21. Communities of practice in the analysis of intercultural communication

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    Saskia Corder and Miriam Meyerhoff
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  • V. Assessing and developing intercultural competence
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    22. Intercultural competence and assessment: perspectives from the INCA Project

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    Elisabeth Prechtl and Anne Davidson Lund
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    23. Intercultural Training

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    Martina Rost-Roth
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    24. Adapting authentic workplace talk for workplace intercultural communication training

    519
    Jonathan Newton
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    Backmatter

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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
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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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