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Format: 1 online resource (582p.)

ISBN: 9783110198584

Series Statement: Handbooks of Applied Linguistics [HAL] ; 7

Content: 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-of-the-art description of different areas in the context of intercultural communication presents a critical appraisal of the relevance of the field offers solutions of everyday language-related problems international handbook with contributions from renown experts in the field

Note: 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 , In English.

Additional Edition: ISBN 978-3-11-018471-6

Language: English

DOI: 10.1515/9783110198584

URL: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110198584