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UNINA9910462387403321 |
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Autore |
Scollon Ronald <1939-> |
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Titolo |
Intercultural communication [[electronic resource] ] : a discourse approach / / Ron Scollon, Suzanne Wong Scollon, and Rodney H. Jones |
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Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; ; Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 |
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1-118-14969-6 |
1-299-31365-5 |
1-118-14968-8 |
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[3rd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (333 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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ScollonSuzanne B. K |
JonesRodney H |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Intercultural communication |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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What is a discourse approach? -- How when and where to do things with language -- Interpersonal politeness and power -- Conversational inference : interpretation in spoken discourse -- Topic and face : inductive and deductive patterns in discourse -- Ideologies in discourse -- Forms of discourse -- Socialization -- Corporate and professional discourse -- Generational discourse -- Gender and sexuality discourse -- Doing "intercultural communication". |
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This newly revised edition is both a lively introduction and practical guide to the main concepts and challenges of intercultural communication. Grounded in interactional sociolinguistics and discourse analysis, this work integrates theoretical principles and methodological advice, presenting students, researchers, and practitioners with a comprehensive and unified resource. Features new original theory, expanded treatment of generations, gender and corporate and professional discourse Offers improved organization and added features for student and classroom use, including ad |
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UNINA9910456869903321 |
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Titolo |
Low-carbon development [[electronic resource] ] : Latin American responses to climate change / / Augusto de la Torre, Pablo Fajnzylber, and John Nash, editors |
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Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2009 |
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1-282-33505-7 |
9786612335051 |
0-8213-8081-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (220 p.) |
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Collana |
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World Bank Latin American and Caribbean studies |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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TorreAugusto de la |
FajnzylberPablo |
NashJohn <1953-> |
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Disciplina |
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Energy policy - Latin America |
Carbon dioxide mitigation - Latin America |
Climatic changes - Latin America |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Confronting the Global Challenge; Figures; Maps; Tables; 2. Climate Change Impacts in Latin America and the Caribbean; 3. Adapting to a Changing Climate in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region; Boxes; 4. Mitigation Efforts: Moving Beyond the First Generation of Emission Reductions; 5. Latin America and the Caribbean Region's GHG Emissions; 6. Climate Change Mitigation in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region: No Regrets and Beyond; Appendix: Authors of Background Papers; Bibliography; Index |
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Governments and civil society in Latin America and the Caribbean should be well informed about the potential costs and benefits of combating climate change, their policy options over the next decades, and the global context for these policy decisions. At the same time, the global community needs to be better informed about the unique perspective of the Latin American and Caribbean region: problems the |
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region will face, its potential contributions toward combating global warming, and how to maximize this potential while continuing to maintain growth and reduce poverty. This book, a companion vo |
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