Intercultural communication :: a critical introduction /

"Combining discourse analytic and sociolinguistic perspectives, this introduction provides students with a comprehensive, up-to-date and critical overview of the field of intercultural communication. Ingrid Piller explains communication in context using two main approaches. The first treats cul...

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1. Verfasser: Piller, Ingrid, 1967-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2011.
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Zusammenfassung:"Combining discourse analytic and sociolinguistic perspectives, this introduction provides students with a comprehensive, up-to-date and critical overview of the field of intercultural communication. Ingrid Piller explains communication in context using two main approaches. The first treats cultural identity, difference and similarity as discursive constructions. The second, informed by bilingualism studies, highlights the use and prestige of different languages and language varieties as well as the varying access that speakers have to them. Linguistics students will find this book a useful tool for studying language and globalization as well as applied linguistics"--Provided by publisher
Beschreibung:1 online resource (ix, 197 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-193) and index.
ISBN:9780748632442
0748632441
9780748688326
0748688323
9781283133098
1283133091