The Handbook of Intercultural Discourse and Communication
Published on 3. February 2012
576 pages
978-1-4443-5431-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Handbook of Intercultural Discourse and Communicationbrings together internationally-renowned scholars from a range offields to survey the theoretical perspectives and applied work,including example analyses, in this burgeoning area of linguistics.
* Features contributions from established researchers insociolinguistics and intercultural discourse
* Explores the theoretical perspectives underlying work in thefield
* Examines the history of the field, work in cross-culturalcommunication, and features of discourse
* Establishes the scope of this interdisciplinary field ofstudy
* Includes coverage on individual linguistic features, such asindirectness and politeness, as well as sample analyses of IDCexchanges
Reviews / Votes
"It is a blessing that bibliography follows each chapterwhere it can be quite use-ful, rather than being amassed at the endof the book." (The Delta Intercultural Academy,1 December 2012) "In sum, "The Handbook of Intercultural Discourseand Communication" promises to be a stimulating resource withthe potential to inform and to invite debate, inspiring andequipping readers to ponder recent and enduring issuesanew." (Linguist List, 17 November 2012) "This book provides a rich and diverse sampling of theintercultural work going on from various linguistic perspectives,some authors being more reliant on established intercultural theoryand practice and others resisting it." (Dialogin, 1 October 2011) "Rarely does a book of this significance appear in the field ofIntercultural Communication. This handbook provides the mostsophisticated understanding so far of language processes inintercultural interactions." - Min-Sun Kim, University ofHawaii "This panoramic survey of work on discourse and interculturalcommunication is destined to become a classic. The articles in it,all by renowned researchers, present state of the art scholarshipon a wide range of topics from the micro-dynamics of situatedinteraction to broader theoretical debates on the relationshipbetween language and culture." - Rodney Jones, CityUniversity of Hong KongMore details
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Persons
Scott F. Kiesling is Associate Professor of Linguisticsat the University of Pittsburgh. His publications include the booksLinguistic Variation and Change (2011) and InterculturalDiscourse and Communication: The Essential Readings(Wiley-Blackwell 2005, co-edited with Christina BrattPaulston).
Christina Bratt Paulston is Professor Emerita ofLinguistics at the University of Pittsburgh. Her numerouspublications include Intercultural Discourse and Communication:The Essential Readings (Wiley-Blackwell 2005, co-edited withScott F. Kiesling), Sociolinguistics: The Essential Readings(Blackwell 2003, co-edited with G. Richard Tucker), andSociolinguistic Perspectives on Bilingual Education(1992).
Elizabeth S. Rangel is Research Associate at LearningResearch and Development Center (LRDC), a Cognitive ScienceResearch Institute at the University of Pittsburgh. Her most recentpublications include chapters in the third edition of theInternational Encyclopedia of Education (2010), andInnovative Learning Environments from the Organization forEconomic Co-Operation and Development (2010).
Content
Notes on Contributors vii
Preface xv
Introduction xvii
Part I Background 1
1 Intercultural Communication: An Overview 3
Ingrid Piller
2 Perspectives on Intercultural Discourse and Communication19
Leila Monaghan
3 Cultures and Languages in Contact: Towards a Typology 37
John Edwards
Part II Theoretical Perspectives 61
4 Interactional Sociolinguistics: Perspectives on InterculturalCommunication 63
John J. Gumperz and Jenny Cook-Gumperz
5 Ethnography of Speaking 77
Scott F. Kiesling
6 Critical Approaches to Intercultural Discourse andCommunication 90
Ryuko Kubota
7 Postmodernism and Intercultural Discourse: World Englishes110
Suresh Canagarajah
Part III Interactional Discourse Features 133
8 Turn-Taking and Intercultural Discourse and Communication135
Deborah Tannen
9 Silence 158
Ikuko Nakane
10 Indirectness 180
Michael Lempert
11 Politeness in Intercultural Discourse and Communication205
Janet Holmes
Part IV Intercultural Discourse Sites 229
12 Anglo-Arab Intercultural Communication 231
Eirlys E. Davies and Abdelali Bentahila
13 Japan/Anglo-American Cross-Cultural Communication 252
Steven Brown, Brenda Hayashi, and Kikue Yamamoto
14 "Those Venezuelans are so easy-going!" NationalStereotypes and Self-Representations in Discourse about the Other272
Lars Fant
15 "Face," Stereotyping, and Claims of Power: TheGreeks and Turks in Interaction 292
Maria Sifianou and ArynBayraktarodlu
16 Intercultural Communication and Vocational Language Learningin South Africa: Law and Healthcare 313
Russell H. Kaschula and Pamela Maseko
17 Indigenous-Mestizo Interaction in Mexico 337
Rocío Fuentes
Part V Interactional Domains 365
18 Translation and Intercultural Communication: Bridges andBarriers 367
Eirlys E. Davies
19 Cultural Differences in Business Communication 389
John Hooker
20 Intercultural Communication in the Law 408
Diana Eades
21 Medicine 430
Claudia V. Angelelli
22 Intercultural Discourse and Communication in Education449
Amanda J. Godley
23 Religion as a Domain of Intercultural Discourse 482
Jonathan M. Watt
Index 496
