Intercultural Communication: A Critical Introduction

Piller, Ingrid

ISBN 10: 0748632840 / ISBN 13: 9780748632848

Published by Edinburgh University Press, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Intercultural Communication: A Critical Introduction
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0748632840
• ISBN 13: 9780748632848
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Migration, tourism, and global media have brought different cultures and languages into contact more than ever. Intercultural Communication offers an up-to-date, critical introduction to intercultural communication from the perspective of discourse-analysis and sociolinguistics.

It makes two key contributions: grounded in discourse analysis and anthropological linguistics, it treats cultural identity, difference, and similarity as discursive constructions; and centered on sociolinguistics, particularly bilingualism studies, it highlights the use of different languages and language varieties in intercultural communication. In doing so, the volume call attention to the differential prestige of languages and language varieties, along with the variety of access that speakers have to them. Case studies from around the world give the volume international appeal. Each chapter includes learning objectives, key points, exercises, and suggestions for further reading.

About the Author

Ingrid Piller is professor and director of the UAE Center for Bilingualism and Bilingual Education at Zayed University.