{"product_id":"handbook-of-intercultural-disc-christina-bratt-paulston-9781405162722","title":"Handbook of Intercultural Disc","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of\u003c\/i\u003e Intercultural Discourse and Communication\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntercultural discourse and communication is emerging as an important area of research in a highly globalized and connected world, where language and culture contact is frequent and cultural misunderstandings and misconceptions abound. The handbook contains contributions from established scholars and up-and-coming researchers from a range of subfields to survey the theoretical perspectives and applied work in this burgeoning area of linguistics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis timely volume features first a part that introduces the background detailing the scope and topics of the field; followed by one that describes four different theoretical approaches and their basic research questions, from \u003ci\u003eEthnography of Speaking\u003c\/i\u003e and John Gumperz's \u003ci\u003eInteractional Sociolinguistics\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eCritical Approaches\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePostmodernism\u003c\/i\u003e. The third part, \"Interactional Discourse Features,\" describes and explains the features of talk that are frequently studied in cross-cultural research, such as turn-taking and politeness. The volume also includes a section on Interactional Discourse sites, examining cross-cultural communication (such as Greek-Turkish discourse). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe final part considers a variety of domains in which interaction takes place, such as Translation, Business, Law, Medicine, Education, and Religion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christina Bratt Paulston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1405162724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405162722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 7.10w x 1.20d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christina Bratt Paulston","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44130551857407,"sku":"9781405162722","price":189.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_15940478-0f69-473d-9af0-e6fd9368f9bd.jpg?v=1687469982","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/handbook-of-intercultural-disc-christina-bratt-paulston-9781405162722","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}