Intercultural Communication: A Discourse Approach, Second Edition

Scollon, Ron; Scollon, Suzanne Wong

ISBN 10: 0631224181 / ISBN 13: 9780631224181

Published by Blackwell, Massachusetts, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Intercultural Communication: A Discourse Approach, Second Edition
• Publisher: Blackwell, Massachusetts
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631224181
• ISBN 13: 9780631224181
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: Second
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

This newly revised volume is both a lively introduction and practical guide to the main concepts and problems of intercultural communication. Viewed from within the framework of interactive sociolinguistics associated with Tannen, Gumperz, and others, the authors focus in particular on the discourse of westerners and of Asians, the discourse of men and women, corporate discourse and the discourse of professional organizations, and intergenerational discourse.

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• Views intercultural communication from within the framework of interactive sociolinguistics, with an emphasis on discourse analysis
  
  
• Numerous examples demonstrate the relationship between culture and communication
  
  
• Outlines the methodology of ethnography, and shows how it is used for new research in intercultural communication
  
  
• Illustrates the value of ethnographic research for conducting training and consultation programs.

About the Author

Ron Scollon is Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University.

Suzanne Wong Scollon is Research Coordinator for Asian Sociocultural Research Projects, in the Department of Linguistics at Georgetown University.

They have written extensively on intercultural communication, from academic positions in North American universities as well as Taiwan, South Korea, and Hong Kong, and in consultancies with over fifty governmental and corporate organizations in North America, Asia, and Europe.