Culturally Speaking Second Edition Culture, Communication and Politeness Theory

by Spencer-Oatey, Helen

• ISBN13: 9780826493095
• ISBN10: 0826493092
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-06-24
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

This updated and revised second edition of Culturally Speaking provides a comprehensive introduction to culture, communication and politeness, examining the theoretical, methodological and practical issues in the analysis of talk across cultures.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables
Introduction	p. 1
Basic Concepts
Editor's Introduction	p. 9
Face, (Im)Politeness and Rapport	p. 11
Culture and Communication	p. 48
Cross-Cultural Pragmatics: Empirical Studies
Editor's Introduction	p. 71
Apologies in Japanese and English	p. 73
British and Chinese Reactions to Compliment Responses	p. 95
Interactional Work in Greek and German Telephone Conversations	p. 118
Suggestions for Further Reading for Part 2	p. 136
Processes in Intercultural Interaction
Editor's Introduction	p. 139
Pragmatic Transfer	p. 141
Communication Accommodation Theory	p. 164
Adaptation and Identity	p. 187
Intercultural Pragmatics: Empirical Studies
Editor's Introduction	p. 205
Negotiating Rapport in German-Chinese Conversation	p. 207
Negative Assessments in Japanese-American Workplace Interaction	p. 227
Impression Management in 'Intercultural' German Job Interviews	p. 241
Issues of Face in a Chinese Business Visit to Britain	p. 258
Suggestions for Further Reading for Part 4	p. 274
Methodology
Editor's Introduction	p. 277
Data Collection in Pragmatics Research	p. 279
Recording and Analysing Talk Across Cultures	p. 304
Projects	p. 322
Glossary	p. 326
References	p. 338
Index	p. 363
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