Handbook of intercultural communication [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Helga Kotthoff and Helen Spencer-Oatey

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910454069603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, c2007
• ISBN: 1-282-16999-8; 9786612169991; 3-11-019858-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (582 p.)
• Collana: Handbooks of applied linguistics ; ; v. 7
• Classificazione: AP 12750
• Altri autori (Persone): KotthoffHelga; Spencer-OateyHelen <1952->
• Disciplina: 302.2
• Soggetti: Intercultural communication; Applied linguistics; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- I. Multidisciplinary perspectives on intercultural communication -- 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 -- II. Intercultural perspectives on communicative practices and processes -- 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 -- III. Intercultural communication in different sectors of life -- 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 -- IV. Issues and Debates -- 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 -- V. Assessing and developing intercultural competence -- 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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