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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459908103321

Autore

Machart Regis

Titolo

Intersecting identities and interculturality : discourse and practice / / Regis Machart [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2013

ISBN

1-4438-6820-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (196 p.)

Disciplina

305

306

Soggetti

Identity (Psychology)

Interpersonal communication

Intercultural communication

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.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I - REVISITING LANGUAGE, IDENTITY AND INTERCULTURALITY; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; PART II - INTERCULTURALITY AND LINGUISTIC IDENTITY; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; PART III - INTERSECTING IDENTITIES IN INTERCULTURALITY; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CONTRIBUTORS

Sommario/riassunto

Most scholars now refute the monolithic, static definition of identity and adopt a fluid approach to the concept which takes into consideration overlapping, or rather intersecting different facets of identity. The contact of many and varied aspects of identity finds its full development in interpersonal communication when two or more individuals identify through their discourse. In this volume, the authors are interested in identity in intercultural contexts. With contributions from Finland,...