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Intercultural Discourse and Communication (eBook, PDF)

The Essential Readings

Redaktion: Kiesling, Scott F.; Paulston, Christina Bratt

Beschreibung

Intercultural Discourse and Communication: The Essential Readings is a collection of articles that discuss major theoretical approaches, case studies of cultural and sub-cultural contact from around the globe, issues of identity in 'bicultural' individuals, and the 'real world' implications of intercultural contact and conflict. * Collects articles that describe and analyze discourse and communication in several channels, including spoken, written, and signed. * Considers various group organizations such as culture/subculture, gender, race/ethnicity, social class, age, and region. * Includes brief introductions to each section by the editors that explain main concepts. * Contains discussion questions that enhance the book's value for courses.

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Autor

Scott F. Kiesling is Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the University of Pittsburgh. His work on areas such as language and gender, language and ethnicity/race, discourse analysis, sociolinguistic variation, and Australian English has been published in Journal of Linguistic Anthropology , Journal of Sociolinguistics, and various edited volumes. Christina Bratt Paulston is Professor Emerita of Linguistics at the University of Pittsburgh. She served as chair of the department from 1974 to 1989 and as director of the English Language Institute from 1969 to 1998. Her numerous publications include Sociolinguistics: The Essential Readings (Blackwell 2003, edited with G. Richard Tucker), Memories and Reflections: The Early Days of Sociolinguistics (1997, edited with G. Richard Tucker), and Sociolinguistic Perspectives on Bilingual Education (1992).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley-Scrivener
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470758281
• Artikelnr.: 38210135

Rezensionen

"After twenty-five years teaching cross-culturalcommunication using a reading packet I put together myself, at lasthere is a Reader that I feel I can use. Kiesling and Paulston haveassembled a rich collection of essays spanning a broad range ofcultural contexts representing an anthropological/sociolinguisticapproach to intercultural discourse." Deborah Tannen,GeorgetownUniversity

"The subtitle The Essential Readings aptlydescribes this collection. It provides a convenient source ofclassic primary texts for graduate courses in cross-culturalcommunication, as well as for personal professional libraries. Theorganization of articles as foundational/ theoretical works, casestudies, cultural content and identity pieces, and applications

to'real-world' problems makes this Reader highlyadaptable for diverse foci of interest within interactionalsociolinguistics." Muriel Saville-Troike,University of Arizona

"A significant resource for both undergraduate and graduatestudents studying sociolinguistics, communication, socialanthropology, and social psychology." Journal ofSociolinguistics

"As a collection, this volume will definitely be ofinterest to researchers, instructors, and students of interculturalcommunication...Kiesling and Paulston have successfully met thechallenge of deciding what to include. The selection and especiallythe sequencing of the work is well motivated...Care has beentaken to include essays that concentrate on presenting issues fromthe perspective of speakers from a less dominant group."The Linguist List

"This book offers foundational and new theoreticalreadings, as well as case studies of cultural and sub-culturalcontact and conflicts in the 'real world'." Pragmatics