| Description |
xii, 372 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction / Helen Spencer-Oatey -- Pt. 1. Basic Concepts -- 2. Face, (Im)Politeness and Rapport / Helen Spencer-Oatey -- 3. Culture and Communication / Vladimir Zegarac -- Pt. 2. Cross-Cultural Pragmatics: Empirical Studies -- 4. Apologies in Japanese and English / Noriko Tanaka, Helen Spencer-Oatey and Ellen Cray -- 5. British and Chinese Reactions to Compliment Responses / Helen Spencer-Oatey, Patrick Ng and Li Dong -- 6. Interactional Work in Greek and German Telephone Conversations / Theodossia-Soula Pavlidou -- Pt. 3. Processes in Intercultural Interaction -- 7. Pragmatic Transfer / Vladimir Zegarac and Martha C. Pennington -- 8. Communication Accommodation Theory / Virpi Ylanne -- 9. Adaptation and Identity / Martin Fougere -- Pt. 4. Intercultural Pragmatics: Empirical Studies -- 10. Negotiating Rapport in German-Chinese Conversation / Susanne Gunthner -- 11. Negative Assessments in Japanese-American Workplace Interaction / Laura Miller -- 12. Impression Management in 'Intercultural' German Job Interviews / Karin Birkner and Friederike Kern -- 13. Issues of Face in a Chinese Business Visit to Britain / Helen Spencer-Oatey and Jianyu Xing -- Pt. 5. Methodology -- 14. Data Collection in Pragmatics Research / Gabriele Kasper -- 15. Recording and Analysing Talk Across Cultures / Meredith Marra -- 16. Projects / Helen Spencer-Oatey |
| Summary |
Seventeen international academics contribute 16 chapters to the second edition of a textbook on the use of language to promote, maintain, or threaten harmonious social relations. The text includes basic concepts and theories relevant to the study of culture, communication, and politeness; a selection of empirical studies illustrating the kinds of differences in language use/interpretation that can occur between different cultural groups; theoretical discussion of the range of factors that influence people's actual performance and reactions in intercultural interactions; a selection of empirical studies on intercultural interaction; and methodological issues in the design and analysis of research in culture and communication |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: London: Cassell, 2000 |
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Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [338]-362) and index |
| Subject |
Pragmatics.
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Interpersonal relations.
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Language and culture.
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Intercultural communication.
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| Author |
Spencer-Oatey, Helen, 1952- editor
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| LC no. |
2008008309 |
| ISBN |
9780826493095 |
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0826493092 |
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9780826493101 |
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0826493106 |
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