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Summary
Summary
This comprehensive introduction to intercultural pragmatics examines the theoretical, methodological and practical issues in the analysis of talk across cultures.
The book includes:
* 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
* glossary of terms
This second edition of Culturally Speaking will be an essential guide for undergraduate and postgraduate students interested in communication across cultures.
Author Notes
Dr Helen Spencer-Oatey is the Director of the Centre for English Language Teacher Education at the University of Warwick, UK
Reviews 1
Choice Review
This volume focuses on concepts and research relevant to linguistics and pragmatic concerns in "the management of interpersonal rapport," specifically as this management is inflected by culture. Though the book is introductory and intended as a textbook--each chapter includes key points, discussion questions, and suggested readings--it is at the same time specialized (those with foundational knowledge of linguistic and cultural theory will be at an advantage). Effectively organized, the book balances theoretical and conceptual treatments of rapport management with samples of empirical research studies. Part 1 explains concepts foundational to rapport management and to culture and communication; part 2 provides empirical studies that contextualize the material in part 1; part 3 introduces pragmatics, explaining pragmatic transfer, communication accommodation theory, and adaptation and identity; part 4 presents empirical studies of intercultural pragmatics. The last section includes two chapters on methodology for cross- and intercultural linguistic/pragmatic research and a brief last chapter with project ideas. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, and faculty. C. R. Haller York College, CUNY
Table of Contents
| Figures |
| Tables |
| Contributors |
| Acknowledgements |
| Transcription Conventions |
| 1 IntroductionHelen Spencer-Oatey, University of Warwick, UK |
| I Basic Concepts |
| Editorâ€TMs Introduction |
| 2 Face, (Im)Politeness and RapportHelen Spencer-Oatey, University of Warwick, UK |
| 3 Culture and CommunicationVladimir  egarac, University of Bedfordshire, UK |
| II Cross-cultural Pragmatics: Empirical Studies |
| Editorâ€TMs Introduction |
| 4 Apologies in Japanese and EnglishNoriko Tanaka and Helen Spencer-Oatey and Ellen Cray, University of Warwick, UK, Carleton University, Canada and Meikai University, Japan |
| 5 British and Chinese Reactions to Compliment ResponsesHelen Spencer-Oatey and Patrick Ng and Li Dong, University of Warwick, UK, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China and Translation Institute of Beijing Foreign Studies University, China |
| 6 Interactional Work in Greek and German Telephone ConversationsTheodossia-Soula Pavlidou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Suggestions for Further Reading for Part II |
| III Processes in Intercultural Interaction |
| Editorâ€TMs Introduction |
| 7 Pragmatic TransferVladimir  egarac and Martha C. Pennington, University of Bedfordshire, UK and Georgia Southern University, USA |
| 8 Communication Accommodation TheoryVirpi YlÃñnne, Cardiff University, UK |
| 9 Adaptation and IdentityMartin FougÀre, Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki, Finland |
| IV Intercultural Pragmatics: Empirical Studies |
| Editorâ€TMs Introduction |
| 10 Negotiating Rapport in German-Chinese ConversationSusanne GÃ1/4nthner, WestfÃñlische Wilhelms-University in MÃ1/4nster, Germany |
| 11 Negative Assessments in Japanese-American Workplace InteractionLaura Miller, Loyola University Chicago, USA |
| 12 Impression Management in â€~Intercultural' German Job InterviewsKarin Birkner and Friederike Kern, University of Freiburg, Germany and University of Potsdam, Germany |
| 13 Issues of Face in a Chinese Business Visit to BritainHelen Spencer-Oatey and Jianyu Xing, University of Warwick, UK and University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China |
| Suggestions for Further Reading for Part IV |
| V Methodology |
| Editorâ€TMs Introduction |
| 14 Data Collection in Pragmatics ResearchGabriele Kasper, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, USA |
| 15 Recording and Analysing Talk across CulturesMeredith Marra, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand |
| 16 ProjectsHelen Spencer-Oatey, University of Warwick, UK |
| References |
| Index |
