Culturally Speaking Second Edition
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Culturally Speaking Second Edition

Culture, Communication and Politeness Theory

  1. 384 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Culturally Speaking Second Edition

Culture, Communication and Politeness Theory

About this book

This comprehensive introduction to intercultural pragmatics examines the theoretical, methodological and practical issues in the analysis of talk across cultures. The book includes:
* introduction to the key issues in culture and communication
* examination of cross-cultural and intercultural communication
* empirical case studies from a variety of languages, including German, Greek, Japanese and Chinese
* practical chapters on pragmatics research, recording and analysing data, and projects in intercultural pragmatics
* exercises at the end of each chapter
* glossary of terms This second edition of Culturally Speaking will be an essential guide for undergraduate and postgraduate students interested in communication across cultures.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. List of Figures and Tables
  3. Contributors
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Transcription Conventions
  6. 1 Introduction
  7. Part 1 BASIC CONCEPTS
  8. Part 2 CROSS-CULTURAL PRAGMATICS: EMPIRICAL STUDIES
  9. Part 3 PROCESSES IN INTERCULTURAL INTERACTION
  10. Part 4 INTERCULTURAL PRAGMATICS: EMPIRICAL STUDIES
  11. Part 5 METHODOLOGY
  12. Glossary
  13. References
  14. Index