Intercultural Discourse and Communication The Essential Readings [Hardcover]

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.

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• 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.

Notes on Authors.

Preface.

Acknowledgements..

PART I: Approaches to Intercultural Discourse.

Introduction.

1. Models of the Interaction of Language and Social Life: Toward a Descriptive Theory (Dell Hymes).

2. Ethnography of Speaking: Toward a Linguistics of the Praxis (Alessandro Duranti).

3. Interethnic Communication (John J. Gumperz)'.

4. communicating in a Multilingual Society: Some Missed Opportunities (Rajendra Singh, Jayant Lele, and Gita Martohardjono).

5. Linguistic Etiquette (Gabriele Kasper).

6. Constructing Social Identity: A Language Socialization Perspective (Elinor Ochs).

7. Norms of Sociocultural Meaning in Language: Indexicality, Stance, and Cultural Models (Scott F. Kiesling).

Discussion Questions..