Intercultural Conversation : A Study of Hong Kong Chinese / / Winnie Cheng

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910966372003321
• Autore: Cheng Winnie
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Philadelphia, PA, USA, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004; John Benjamins Publishing Company
• ISBN: 9786612255267; 9789027295736; 9027295735; 9781282255265; 1282255266; 9781423766520; 1423766520
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (291 p.)
• Collana: Pragmatics & beyond, , 0922-842X ; ; new ser. 118.
• Classificazione: ER 990
• Disciplina: 303.48/2
• Soggetti: Intercultural communication - China - Hong Kong; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES; Translating & Interpreting
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-263) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Intercultural Conversation -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC page -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- Acknowledgements -- Transcription notation -- 1 Communication across cultures -- 2 Literature review and descriptive framework -- 3 Research methodology and data collection -- Note -- 4 Preference organization -- 5 Compliments and compliment responses -- 6 Simultaneous talk -- 7 Discourse topic management -- Note -- 8 Discourse information structure -- 9 Conclusion -- References -- Authors index -- Subject index -- The PRAGMATICS AND BEYOND NEW SERIES.
• Sommario/riassunto: This innovative study of naturally-occurring English conversations between Hong Kong Chinese and their native English friends and colleagues makes a worthwhile contribution to the research literature on intercultural conversation. Through analyzing dyadic intercultural ; conversations, the study investigates the ways in which culturally divergent conversationalists manage their organizational and interpersonal aspects of the unfolding conversations. The study focuses on five features of conversational interaction - disagreements, compliments and compliment responses, simultaneous talk, discourse topic management and discourse information structure - where cultural values and attitudes are particularly evident. For each of the features, hypotheses are formulated and tested through the detailed analysis of twenty-five intercultural conversations. This quantitative analysis is then followed by qualitative analysis of excerpts from the conversations to show the ways in which conversational interaction is performed and negotiated. The study shows in very revealing ways that intercultural conversations involve a complex, interactive and collaborative process of communication between the participants.