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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Machart, Regis, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Identity (Psychology).

Interpersonal communication.

Intercultural communication.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (196 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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,...

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 10, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4438-6820-5

OCLC:

892799041