Cultural Misunderstandings: The French-American Experience - Hardcover

Carroll, Raymonde

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0226094979 ISBN 13: 9780226094977

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1992

Synopsis

Translated from the French edition of 1987. Vignettes and the author's comments show how French and Americans differ in their presuppositions about love, friendship, and raising children, as well as in such everyday activities as using the phone or asking for information. No bibliography or index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Raymonde Carroll presents an intriguing and thoughtful analysis of the many ways French and Americans--and indeed any members of different cultures--can misinterpret each other, even when ostensibly speaking the same language. Cultural misunderstandings, Carroll points out, can arise even where we least expect them--in our closest relationships. The revealing vignettes that Carroll relates, and her perceptive comments, bring to light some fundamental differences in French and American presuppositions about love, friendship, and raising children, as well as such everyday activities as using the telephone or asking for information.

Language Notes:

Text: English, French (translation)

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0226094979
• ISBN 13: 9780226094977
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 162