Culturally speaking : culture, communication and politeness theory / edited by Helen Spencer-Oatey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Spencer-Oatey, Helen, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intercultural communication.

Interpersonal relations.

Language and culture.

Physical Description:

xii, 372 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, [2008]

Summary:

This comprehensive introduction to intercultural pragmatics examines the theoretical, methodological and practical issues in the analysis of talk across cultures. The book includes: an introduction to the key issues in culture and communication, examination of cross-cultural and intercultural communication, empirical case studies from a variety of languages, including German, Greek, Japanese and Chinese, practical chapters on pragmatics research, recording and analysing data, and projects in intercultural pragmatics, exercises at the end of each chapter, a glossary of terms. This second edition of Culturally Speaking will be an essential guide for undergraduate and postgraduate students, and researchers interested in communication across cultures.

Contents:

Face, (im)politeness and rapport / Helen Spencer-Oatey

Culture and communication / Vladimir Zegarac

Apologies in Japanese and English / Noriko Tanaka, Helen Spencer-Oatey and Ellen Cray

British and Chinese reactions to compliment responses / Helen Spencer-Oatey, Patrick Ng and Li Dong

Interactional work in Greek and German telephone conversations / Theodossia-Soula Pavlidou

Pragmatic transfer / Vladimir Zegarac and Martha C. Pennington

Communication accommodation theory / Virpi Ylanne

Adaptation and identity / Martin Fougere

Negotiating rapport in German-Chinese conversation / Susanne Gunthner

Negative assessments in Japanese-American workplace interaction / Laura Miller

Impression Management in 'intercultural' German job interviews / Karin Birkner and Friederike Kern

Issues of face in a Chinese business visit to Britain / Helen Spencer-Oatey and Jianyu Xing

Data collection in pragmatics research / Gabriele Kasper

Recording and analysing talk across cultures / Meredith Marra

Projects / Helen Spencer-Oatey.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [338]-362) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Culturally speaking.

ISBN:

9780826493095

0826493092

9780826493101

0826493106

OCLC:

212376039