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Communication across cultures : mutual understanding in a global world /

By: Bowe, Heather J. (Heather Joan), 1947-.
Contributor(s): Martin, Kylie [author.] | Manns, Howard [author.].
Publisher: Cambridge ; Port Melbourne, Vic. : Cambridge University Press, 2014Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xiv, 285 pages ; 23 cm.Content type: text | text Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781107685147; 9781107685147:; 1107685141; 1316217019; 9781316217016.Subject(s): Intercultural communication | Politeness (Linguistics) | Speech acts (Linguistics) | Discourse analysis | Translating and interpretingDDC classification: 302.2
Contents:
Chapter 1. Culture, communication and context -- Part I. Contextual Felicity across Cultures -- Chapter 2. Direct and indirect messages -- Chapter 3. Schema, face and politeness -- Chapter 4. Speech acts and politeness -- Part II. Structure and Contextual Update across Cultures -- Chapter 5. Conversation across cultures -- Chapter 6. Positioning the self: role, power and gender -- Chapter 7. Positioning the other: naming, address and honorifics -- Chapter 8. Cultural differences in writing -- Part III. Professional Communication across Cultures -- Chapter 9. Translating language and culture -- Chapter 10. Intercultural communication in the workplace -- Chapter 11. Successful intercultural communication.
Summary: This title is an academic reference for university students and interdisciplinary researchers who have no specialised knowledge of linguistics. Key concepts relevant to an understanding of language issues in intercultural communication are drawn from the research area of pragmatics, discourse analysis, and cross cultural communication.
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Chapter 1. Culture, communication and context -- Part I. Contextual Felicity across Cultures -- Chapter 2. Direct and indirect messages -- Chapter 3. Schema, face and politeness -- Chapter 4. Speech acts and politeness -- Part II. Structure and Contextual Update across Cultures -- Chapter 5. Conversation across cultures -- Chapter 6. Positioning the self: role, power and gender -- Chapter 7. Positioning the other: naming, address and honorifics -- Chapter 8. Cultural differences in writing -- Part III. Professional Communication across Cultures -- Chapter 9. Translating language and culture -- Chapter 10. Intercultural communication in the workplace -- Chapter 11. Successful intercultural communication.

This title is an academic reference for university students and interdisciplinary researchers who have no specialised knowledge of linguistics. Key concepts relevant to an understanding of language issues in intercultural communication are drawn from the research area of pragmatics, discourse analysis, and cross cultural communication.

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