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by Elizabeth S. Rangel, Scott F. Kiesling, Christina Bratt Paulston
The Handbook of Intercultural Discourse and Communication
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Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics
Title page
Copyright page
Notes on Contributors
Preface
Introduction
Part I: Background
1 Intercultural Communication: An Overview
Introduction
“Having a Culture”
Beyond “Having a Culture”
Empirical Intercultural Communication
Language in “Intercultural Communication”
Inequality in Intercultural Communication
Conclusion
2 Perspectives on Intercultural Discourse and Communication
Perspectives on Intercultural Discourse and Communication
Culture and Communication: 1900s to World War II
Intercultural Communication: 1950s to 1980s
Discourse Analysis: 1950s to 1980s
Discourse Analysis Meets Intercultural Communication: 1990s to 2000s
Revisiting Culture and Communication: Current Linguistic Anthropology
Looking Forward
3 Cultures and Languages in Contact: Towards a Typology
The Typological Thrust
Geographical Beginnings
Beyond Geography
Linguistic Categorization: The Work of Charles Ferguson and William Stewart
Languages and Communities: The Work of Heinz Kloss
Language Ecology: The Work of Einar Haugen
Ethnolinguistic Vitality: The Work of Howard Giles
Ecology Revisited: The Work of Harald Haarmann
Some Further Insights
A New Approach: Introductory Remarks
The Dimensions of a Comprehensive Typological Model
Concluding Comments
Part II: Theoretical Perspectives
4 Interactional Sociolinguistics: Perspectives on Intercultural Communication
Cultural Difference as a Discourse Problem
Diversity as a Key Theme in Interactional Sociolinguisics
Interpretation in Interaction
Difference in Framing Talk
Difference as Divergent Discourse Expectations
Difference as a Rhetorical Strategy
Conclusion
5 Ethnography of Speaking
Canonical SPEAKING “Grid”
Gatherings in Two Cultures
6 Critical Approaches to Intercultural Discourse and Communication
Critical Approaches to Applied Linguistics
Critical Approaches to Culture
Critical Approach to Intercultural Investigations of Written Discourse
General Findings of Contrastive Rhetoric
Toward Critical Approaches to Intercultural Communication and Discourse
7 Postmodernism and Intercultural Discourse: World Englishes
Social and Theoretical Context
Language/Culture Connection
Models of World Englishes and Assumptions of Culture
Negotiation Strategies in Intercultural Communication
Theoretical and Pedagogical Implications
Conclusion
Part III: Interactional Discourse Features
8 Turn-Taking and Intercultural Discourse and Communication
Overview
Turn-Taking in Intercultural Perspective
Evidence for Intercultural Turn-Taking Patterns
The Place of Turn-Taking Studies in Discourse Analysis
Intracultural Variation in the Use of Overlap in Turn Exchange
Attitudes toward Silence and their Relation to Turn-Taking
Non-Verbal and Paralinguistic Signaling in Turn Exchange
Turn-Taking and Gender
Conclusion
9 Silence
Units of Silence
Functions of Silence
Silence and Cultures
Silence in Intercultural Communication
Silence and Second-Language Speakers
Concluding Remarks
10 Indirectness
Indirect Performativity
Indirect Performativity in Interaction: On Politeness Theory
Indirect Addressivity
Indirectness Resolved?
“Cultures” of (In)directness?
Projects of (In)directness: On Language Ideology
11 Politeness in Intercultural Discourse and Communication
Introduction
Cross-cultural Communication and Intercultural Communication
Defining Politeness
Theoretical Frameworks for Analyzing Politeness in Intercultural Communication
Methods of Researching Intercultural Politeness
Cultural Differences in Politeness Norms
Intercultural Politeness in Interaction
Conclusion
APPENDIX
Part IV: Intercultural Discourse Sites
12 Anglo–Arab Intercultural Communication
Introduction
Previous Work on Anglo–Arab Interaction
Reflections and Suggestions
Conclusion
13 Japan/Anglo-American Cross-Cultural Communication
Collectivism and Individualism
Hierarchy/Egalitarianism
Direct/Indirect Communication
Conclusion
14 “Those Venezuelans are so easy-going!” National Stereotypes and Self-Representations in Discourse about the Other
1. Self- and Other-Representation
2. An Empirical Study on Reciprocal Stereotyping
3. Complementary Categorization
4. Reciprocal Stereotyping
5. Identity Defense
6. “So What Else Is New?” Concluding Remarks
APPENDIX: TRANSCRIPTION CONVENTIONS
15 “Face,” Stereotyping, and Claims of Power: The Greeks and Turks in Interaction
1. Introduction
2. Intercultural Communication
3. Theoretical Background
4. Discussion
5. Concluding Remarks
16 Intercultural Communication and Vocational Language Learning in South Africa: Law and Healthcare
An Intercultural Communication Paradigm
Rhodes University Law and Pharmacy Programs: A Case Study
An Intercultural, Discipline-Related Teaching Model
Intercultural Communication in the Workplace: A Broader Perspective
“Mindfulness”: A Comparative Perspective
Language, Thought, and Context
Kewana versus Santam Insurance: A Case Study
Analysis of Selected Transcripts
Conclusion
17 Indigenous–Mestizo Interaction in Mexico
Theoretical Framework
Talking about Indians, But Not with Them
Interaction at Schools
The San Isidro and Uringuitiro Curricular Project
Interaction at the Market
Trading at the Patamban Market
Language and Domination: The Extent of Intercultural Education
Conclusions
Part V: Interactional Domains
18 Translation and Intercultural Communication: Bridges and Barriers
Introduction
Translation as a Medium for Intercultural Exchange
The Translator as an Agent of Intercultural Communication
Conclusion
19 Cultural Differences in Business Communication
High- and Low-Context Communication
Regulating Behavior
Contracts
Negotiation and Decision-Making
Relationship-Based and Rule-Based Cultures
Transparency
Marketing and Advertising
Conceptions of Human Nature
Deference
Bureaucracy
Variations among Rule-Based Cultures
Variations among Relationship-Based Cultures
Intercultural Business Communication
Further Reading
20 Intercultural Communication in the Law
Introduction
Second-Language Speakers
Speakers of Creole Languages
Deaf Sign Language Users
Second-Language Speakers without Interpreters
Second-dialect speakers
Cultural Presuppositions about Communicative Style
Cultural Presuppositions about Actions outside Legal Contexts
The Politics of Intercultural Communication in the Legal Process
The Culture of the Law: Worldview, Language Ideologies, and Linguistic Practices
Conclusion
21 Medicine
Medical Interpreting: A Field of Inquiry in Its Own Right
Studies in Healthcare Interpreting
A Healthcare Interpreter in Action: Talk as Activity and Interaction
The Role of the Interpreter: A Continuum of Visibility as Enactment of Agency
Ethics in Medical Interpreting
The Education of Healthcare Interpreters
Certification of Healthcare Interpreters
Conclusion
22 Intercultural Discourse and Communication in Education
Overview of Intercultural Communication in Education
History of Intercultural Communication in Education
Current Theories of Communication, Culture, Identities, and Difference
Methods of Researching Intercultural Communication in Education
Overview of Recent Findings on Intercultural Communication in Schools
Strategies that Improve Intercultural Communication in Schools
Conclusion
APPENDIX A: TRANSCRIPT KEY
APPENDIX B: LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
23 Religion as a Domain of Intercultural Discourse
Religion is Necessarily Intercultural
The Language of Religion as Intercultural Common Ground
Language Conservatism in Cultural Crossover
Religious Doctrine Breeds Philosophy of Language
Language Change Due to Intercultural Religious Contact
Religious Language: Intercultural Connector or Divider?
Index
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