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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Yes, you can access Handbook of Intercultural Communication by Helga Kotthoff, Helen Spencer-Oatey, Helga Kotthoff, Helen Spencer-Oatey in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Languages & Linguistics & Linguistics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher

De Gruyter Mouton

Year

2008

ISBN

9783110198584

Edition

Topic

Languages & Linguistics

Subtopic

Linguistics

Index

Languages & Linguistics

Frontmatter
Contents
1. Introduction
Editors’ introduction
2. Discourse, cultural diversity and communication: a linguistic anthropological perspective
3. A cognitive pragmatic perspective on communication and culture
4. Psychological perspectives: social psychology, language, and intercultural communication
5. Emotion and intercultural adjustment
6. Multidisciplinary perspectives on intercultural conflict: the ‘Bermuda Triangle’ of conflict, culture and communication
Editors’ introduction
7. Intercultural communication and the relevance of cultural specific repertoires of communicative genres
8. Humour across cultures: joking in the multicultural workplace
9. Ritual and style across cultures
10. Lingua franca communication in multiethnic contexts
11. The impact of culture on interpreter behaviour
Editors’ introduction
12. Intercultural communication in healthcare settings
13. Differences and difficulties in intercultural management interaction
14. Understanding Aboriginal silence in legal contexts
15. Schools and cultural difference
16. The cultural context of media interpretation
17. Cross-cultural communication in intimate relationships
Editors’ introduction
18. Discrimination in discourses
19. Power and dominance in intercultural communication
20. Communicating Identity in Intercultural Communication
21. Communities of practice in the analysis of intercultural communication
Editors’ introduction
22. Intercultural competence and assessment: perspectives from the INCA Project
23. Intercultural Training
24. Adapting authentic workplace talk for workplace intercultural communication training
Backmatter