The Handbook of Intercultural Discourse and Communication brings together internationally-renowned scholars from a range of fields to survey the theoretical perspectives and applied work, including example analyses, in this burgeoning area of linguistics.
- Features contributions from  established researchers in sociolinguistics and intercultural discourse
- Explores the theoretical perspectives underlying work in the field
- Examines the history of the field, work in cross-cultural communication, and features of discourse
- Establishes the scope of this interdisciplinary field of study
- Includes coverage on individual linguistic features, such as indirectness and politeness, as well as sample analyses of IDC exchanges
Notes on Contributors vii
Preface xv
Introduction xvii
Part I Background 1
1 Intercultural Communication: An Overview 3
Ingrid Piller
2 Perspectives on Intercultural Discourse and Communication 19
Leila Monaghan
3 Cultures and Languages in Contact: Towards a Typology 37
John Edwards
Part II Theoretical Perspectives 61
4 Interactional Sociolinguistics: Perspectives on Intercultural Communication 63
John J. Gumperz and Jenny Cook-Gumperz
5 Ethnography of Speaking 77
Scott F. Kiesling
6 Critical Approaches to Intercultural Discourse and Communication 90
Ryuko Kubota
7 Postmodernism and Intercultural Discourse: World Englishes 110
Suresh Canagarajah
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